Margaret DrabblePerhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being it.
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Perhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being it. There is a time and place for everything and we should respect the fact that every person has a different life to live. But people should also respect each other and see each other as they really are.
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