Whenever we have compromised our
    authenticity and truth, the first symptom is usually a
    feeling of emptiness within. Each of us at one time or
    another has been pulled off center by longings for
    love, security, or recognition. We live in a world that
    encourages and rewards cleverness and pretense,
    and pays homage to the latest trends in its hunger
    for the new. But to live in make-believe is to remain
    immature, and those who insist on living in a fantasy
    gradually lose touch with who they really are...

              The Tao Oracle -- 54 The Marrying Maiden

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    Spanish, and French editions.
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