And if you ever do a survey, you'll find that people prefer illusion t…

Judith Guest
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And if you ever do a survey, you'll find that people prefer illusion to reality, ten to one. Twenty, even. ✨ Judith Guest (1982). Ordinary People, p.92, Penguin
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