"The truth about not having everything you need, not being fully equipped or qualified or allowed is that these limits are the nebula of creative genius. When you have total freedom i.e: no limits at all. You stop trying to make the best of things"

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Source: Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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Augusten Burroughs

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Augusten Burroughs is an American author known for his memoir 'Running with Scissors,' which explores themes of mental illness and family dysfunction.

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