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The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

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“We seldom realize that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own, for we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”

Alan Watts

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

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“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”

Alan Watts

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

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