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The quote says a person can recognize that an action is foolish and still feel unable to stop doing it. It points to the frustrating gap between awareness and self-control. It also suggests that repeated behavior can continue even when the person fully understands it is unwise.
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Originally said in English.
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About Elizabeth Wurtzel
American writer, journalist, and lawyer
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer. She is best known for Prozac Nation, her confessional memoir published when she was 27, and for being seen as a voice of Generation X. Her writing often examined her own experiences with depression, addiction, work, and relationships. In the 1990s, her books helped fuel the rise of confessional writing and the personal memoir. Later in life, she briefly worked as an attorney before she died of breast cancer.
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