There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories. (Stanley Kubrick)

There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.

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