Rabih Alameddine Quotes

I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.

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• I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.

  

  Rabih Alameddine
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