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We are attracted to people who express the qualities we deny or repress in ourselves.

Shakti Gawain

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Shakti Gawain
Age: 70 †
Born: 1948
Born: September 30
Died: 2018
Died: November 11
Author
Writer
Trenton
New Jersey
Attracted
Qualities
Express
Deny
Quality
People
Repress

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