Every man is a moon and has a side which he turns toward nobody: you h…

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Every man is a moon and has a side which he turns toward nobody: you have to slip around behind it if you want to see it. ✨ Mark Twain, John S. Tuckey (1972). Mark Twain's Fables of Man, p.206, Univ of California Press
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Every man is a moon and has a side which he turns toward nobody: you have to slip around behind it if you want to see it. ✨ Mark Twain, John S. Tuckey (1972). Mark Twain's Fables of Man, p.206, Univ of California Press

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