When I was a child, I did always feel that people were hiding things, and that they weren't … - Wallace Shawn

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The most mature human insight comes from one's introspection rather than from exterior research.

Wallace Shawn

When I was a child, I did always feel that people were hiding things, and that they weren't expressing their true feelings. When adults are too complicated, and cover their emotions with layers of well-intentioned subterfuge, the child isn't seeing reality clearly enough and gets upset.

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