"You have so many layers, that you can peel away a few, and everyone's so shocked or impressed that you're baring your soul, while to you it's nothing, because you know you've twenty more layers to go."

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Source: YouTube Channel Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science/Craig Venter - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews - Richard Dawkins, www.youtube.com. June 30, 2009.

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Craig Thompson is a graphic novelist known for his poignant storytelling in works like 'Blankets', which explores themes of love and identity.

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