In an age where there is much talk about being yourself, I reserve to …

Thomas Merton
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In an age where there is much talk about being yourself, I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else. ✨ Thomas Merton (1974). A Thomas Merton Reader, Image
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In an age where there is much talk about being yourself, I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else. ✨ Thomas Merton (1974). A Thomas Merton Reader, Image

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