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Quentin Crisp - The very purpose of existence is to...
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. (Quentin Crisp)

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

Quentin Crisp

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