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Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week ("Lying to Oneself")

October 15—21, 2023 | THIS WEEK'S THEME: “Lying to Oneself”

Oct 15, 2023
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The opening sentence of The Big Laugh (1962) is direct, succinct, and expressed with all the authority of an axiom about the human experience.  In fact, that’s exactly how the narrator viewed it, writing in the second paragraph: 

“This law protects some good people who are in danger of turning bad; it also makes it impossible for…

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