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The moment the angel enters a life it enters an environment. We are ecological from day one.

James Hillman

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James Hillman
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 12
Died: 2011
Died: October 27
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Psychologist
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Life
Enters
Ecological
Angel
Environment
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