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it's telling yourself that you want the things that society tells you you should want. women thikn that survival depends on conformity. but for some women, conformity is death. it's a death to the soul. the soul, "she said, "is a precious thing. when you live a lie, you damage the soul.
it's telling yourself that you want the things that society tells you you should want. women thikn that survival depends on conformity. but for some women, conformity is death. it's a death to the soul. the soul, "she said, "is a precious thing. when you live a lie, you damage the soul.
Approximate author period: c. 1994 AD · modern
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- Candace Bushnell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1994 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Candace Bushnell: documented activity in 1994. Wikidata Q254820, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254820 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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