“My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to get rid of them because I know that I am bored.”
Quote by C. E. M. Joad
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C. E. M. Joad
C. E. M. Joad was a British philosopher, writer, and broadcaster known for his popularizing of philosophy and his work in social and political issues. He was born on August 12, 1891, and passed away on April 9, 1953. more
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