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We think we should have to work in order to feel. We want to have our cake resist us; and then we want to eat it, too.
We think we should have to work in order to feel. We want to have our cake resist us; and then we want to eat it, too.
Approximate author period: c. 1983 AD · modern
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- Leslie Jamison
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- Approximate author period: c. 1983 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Leslie Jamison: documented birth year 1983; activity date not established. Wikidata Q6530921, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6530921 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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