If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, i…

Barry Lopez
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If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. ✨ Barry Lopez (2013). Arctic Dreams, p.529, Open Road Media
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If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. ✨ Barry Lopez (2013). Arctic Dreams, p.529, Open Road Media

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