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Humans have a habit of running faster when they have lost their way.

Rollo May

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Rollo May
Age: 85 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 21
Died: 1994
Died: October 22
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Writer
Faster
Habit
Lost
Running
Humans
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