I’m intrigued by fanatics – people who are seduced …– Jon Krakauer
I’m intrigued by fanatics – people who are seduced by the promise, or the illusion, of the absolute.
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I’m intrigued by fanatics – people who are seduced by the promise, or the illusion, of the absolute.
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