That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes o…

Richard Russo
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That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most disturbing personal truths and gnawing fears. ✨ Straight Man: A Novel. Book by Richard Russo, 1997.
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That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most disturbing personal truths and gnawing fears. ✨ Straight Man: A Novel. Book by Richard Russo, 1997.

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