Robert LudlumYou appear to be a mass of contradictions, " Dr Washburn said. "There's a subsurface violence almost always in control, but very much alive. There's also a pensiveness that seems painful for you, yet you rarely give vent to the anger that pain must provoke.
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This is a simple and beautiful sentence. It captures the essence of what it means to be human. We all have a force within us that wants to behave violently, and we all have a side of us that wants to feel and express emotions and be with people.
Source: The Bourne Identity
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- You appear to be a mass of contradictions, " Dr Washburn said. "There's a subsurface violence almost always in control, but very much alive. There's also a pensiveness that seems painful for you, yet you rarely give vent to the anger that pain must provoke.
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