I mistrust illuminations: what we take for a discovery is very often only a familiar thought that we have not recognized. (Jean-Paul Sartre)

I mistrust illuminations: what we take for a discovery is very often only a familiar thought that we have not recognized.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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