No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. β¨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.79, Souvenir Press
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