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Anne Sullivan Quotes: We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.
         

We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.


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We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.
         



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