Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? I…

Tom Robbins
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Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It's no coincidence we call them 'deadlines.' ✨ Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas. Book by Tom Robbins, 1994.
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