Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster. (William Throsby Bridges)

Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.

William Throsby Bridges

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