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Refractions, not reflection

said by Tamir Barzilai

“They're going to give you interesting refractions, but they're not going to give you very good reflection. What you really need is to develop a mirror.”

Tamir on why friends, who are just as messed up as you, can't fully show you yourself.

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the elixir of authenticityEp 7 · with Colin Gerrard
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Refraction vs reflection

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