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You are caught in an empty house, in a box, in a place that is not happy. You are trapped inside you and wherever you go, there you are.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Buddhism
Caught
Empty
Inside
Happy
Trapped
Inspirational
Wherever
House

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