But we know that people are complicated and have a mixture of flaws and talents and sins. So why do we pretend that we don’t?

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But we know that people are complicated and have a mixture of flaws and talents and sins. So why do we pretend that we don’t? - Jon Ronson

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But we know that people are complicated and have a mixture of flaws and talents and sins. So why do we pretend that we don’t? - Wallace Stevens quotes