Each of us does, in effect, strike a series of deals or compromises between the wants and longings … - Maggie Scarf

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The empty, the one, the unmoved, the full, satiation, wanting nothing--that would be my evil: in short, dreamless sleep.

Maggie Scarf

Each of us does, in effect, strike a series of deals or compromises between the wants and longings of the inner self, and an outer environment that offers certain possibilities and sets certain limitations.

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