What goes on inside isn't ever the same as what goes on outside.

Margaret Laurence
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What you see is what you get, but what's going on in your head isn't always the same as what's going on in your life. Your emotions and thoughts manifest into your actions, but they aren't always the same as the actions that create them.

Source: The Firedwellers

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