I think my dad was so fascinated by this idea because he realizedon some fundamental level that he was not in control of his desires: I think he woke up every morning in his nice house with hardwoodfloors and granite countertops and wondered why he desired granitecountertops and hardwood floors, wondered who precisely wasrunning his life. John Green
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