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Anna Freud

Why do we go around acting as though everything was friendship and reliability when basically everything everywhere is full of sudden hate and ugliness?

Anna Freud

Friendship

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The quotation points out that people often pretend life is full of trust and kindness, even though in reality, there is a lot of unexpected cruelty and negativity. It questions why we maintain this false appearance instead of acknowledging the harshness that exists around us.

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