"Despair ... is the only cure for illusion. Without despair we cannot transfer our allegiance to reality - it's a kind of mourning period for our fantasies. Some people do not survive this despair, but no major change within a person can occur without it."

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Source : Philip Slater (1974). “Earth-walk”

Philip Slater

#Reality Quotes #People Quotes #Mourning Quotes

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