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Hard to build a philosophy on hitchhiking

said by Grant Shipway

“It's hard to build a philosophy on hitchhiking. The book hasn't changed, I've changed. It's still a good book, it's just not a good book for me anymore.”

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the antidote to madnessEp 2 · with Grant Shipway
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The Right Book at the Right Time

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