Carolina QuotesMost of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
Steven Pressfield Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 13
- work
- The War of Art (2002)
- year
- 2002
- locator
- p. 13
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“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived…” Steven Pressfield. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B40231A55C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b40231a55c
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