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Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
“That which makes the man no worse than he was makes his life no worse: it has no power to harm, without or within.”
— Marcus Aurelius, book Meditations
Source: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IV, 8
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