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“Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.”

Quote by Otto Rank

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Otto Rank was a prominent psychoanalyst, born on April 22, 1884, and died on October 31, 1939. He made significant contributions to the field of psychoanalysis, particularly in the areas of dream analysis and the theory of the creative life. more

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