Simon Soloveychik (1930–1996) Russia writer and philosopher
Book 1 part 1, ch. 23
Pedagogika dlya vseh (Parenting For Everyone) (1977–1986)
“You aren't sick & unhappy
only alive & stuck with it.”
— Margaret Atwood, book Power Politics
Source: Power Politics
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