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The instinct that pulls us toward art is the impulse to evolve, to learn, to heighten and elevate our consciousness. The Ego hates this. Because the more awake we become, the less we need the Ego.
Steven Pressfield
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Steven Pressfield
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: September 1
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