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“The best thinking says 'the self' is a fiction (I have a piece about that), yet it's a fiction that we all believe, our most intimate experience. Maybe it's nothing more than our tendency to repeat. Maybe we repeat because when we do, we recognize the behavior and the familiarity is comforting. So the self is just the consolation of our tendencies.”

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Book:Rules for Others to Live By: Comments and Self-Contradictions
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Richard Greenberg
Richard Greenberg

Richard Greenberg, born on February 22, 1958, is an American playwright known for his profound emotional depth and complex character development. His works, including 'The Assembled Parties', 'The American Plan', and 'The End of the Rainbow', have earned him multiple Tony Award nominations. more

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