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When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern

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Brenda Ueland
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Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Brenda Ueland: life dates 1891 to 1985. Wikidata Q9179197, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9179197 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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