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I'd rather feel something for real than pretend it's not what it is. Which Zen guy said "If you want to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water"?
I'd rather feel something for real than pretend it's not what it is. Which Zen guy said "If you want to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water"?
Approximate author period: c. 1970 AD · modern
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- A.S. King
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- Approximate author period: c. 1970 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for A. S. King: documented birth year 1970; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4647377, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4647377 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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