I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I ha…

Milan Kundera
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I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be. ✨ Milan Kundera (1983). The Joke, Viking Press
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I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be. ✨ Milan Kundera (1983). The Joke, Viking Press

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