I was thinking of my patients, and how the worst moment for them was w…

Anais Nin
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I was thinking of my patients, and how the worst moment for them was when they discovered they were masters of their own fate. It was not a matter of bad or good luck. When they could no longer blame fate, they were in despair.
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