For thousands of years, there have been lies about being gay or not being gay. If you know they’re lies, you’re free.
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
DON MIGUEL RUIZ
Don Miguel Ruiz on freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz30 quotes“For thousands of years, there have been lies about being gay or not being gay. If you know they’re lies, you’re free.”
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