Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people tryin…

Gary Snyder
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Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering. ✨ Gary Snyder (1969). Earth House Hold, p.38, New Directions Publishing
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Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering. ✨ Gary Snyder (1969). Earth House Hold, p.38, New Directions Publishing

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