Sheila Heti - There are times when things are clear in your head an

There are times when things are clear in your head and your heart and everything comes all aligned and it's easy and it just feels good to do something. But most of the time it's not like that. Most of the time there's conflict between your head and your heart.

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Heti, Sheila. How Should a Person Be? Henry Holt and Co., 2012.

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