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The real demon is success-the anxieties engendered by this quest are relentless, degrading, corroding. What is worse, there is no end to this escalation of desire.

Marya Mannes

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Marya Mannes
Age: 85 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 14
Died: 1990
Died: September 13
Author
Journalist
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Relentless
Real
Quests
Quest
Demon
Corroding
Anxiety
Engendered
Worse
Escalation
Success
Anxieties
Desire
Degrading

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