Attachment is a manufacturer of illusion and whoever wants reality oug…

Simone Weil
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Attachment is a manufacturer of illusion and whoever wants reality ought to be detached. ✨ Simone Weil (2002). Gravity and Grace, p.14, Psychology Press
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