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The very fact that the youthful soul feels insecure strengthens its active aspiration to master its insecurity.

Helene Deutsch

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Helene Deutsch
Age: 97 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 9
Died: 1982
Died: March 29
Psychiatrist
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Psychologist
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Youthful
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Insecure
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Insecurity

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