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The more you try to impress, the more you become depressed, and the more they get tired of your coercion. It doesn't make them love you, instead, they'll see you as a little child, trying to draw a senseless picture on a piece of paper, begging people to look at it and admire it by force. You can persuade someone to look at your face, but you can't persuade them to see the beauty therein.
The more you try to impress, the more you become depressed, and the more they get tired of your coercion. It doesn't make them love you, instead, they'll see you as a little child, trying to draw a senseless picture on a piece of paper, begging people to look at it and admire it by force. You can persuade someone to look at your face, but you can't persuade them to see the beauty therein.
Approximate author period: c. 2013 AD · contemporary
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- Michael Bassey Johnson
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- Approximate author period: c. 2013 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Michael Bassey Johnson, based on documented writing activity in 2013. About the author dates Scars of Beauty to 2013. The displayed ebook edition is 2021; 2013 is the earlier writing activity specifically identified in the author biography. Source: Michael Bassey Johnson — author biography on Lulu, https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-bassey-johnson/scars-of-beauty/ebook/product-zeykm8.html (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-bassey-johnson/scars-of-beauty/ebook/product-zeykm8.html (accessed 2026-10-09).
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