We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall … - Matt Ridley

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When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.

Matt Ridley

We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love with us. It is a mightily complicated business.

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