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Wallace Shawn

I led the life of an intellectual up until a certain age. I remember Freud's 'Interpretation of Dreams' was a big favorite when I was 11. It sounded so interesting. And it really was!

Wallace Shawn

Dreams

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Wallace Shawn is saying that during his early years, he enjoyed thinking deeply and was especially fascinated by Freud’s ideas about dreams. He found Freud’s book both captivating and genuinely insightful when he was just 11 years old.

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