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One thing you will learn from a lifetime of biting your tongue; memories lose their flavors.

— Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile

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Source: Developing the nerve to possess yourself | Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile | TEDxGoodenoughCollege (August 2017) by TEDx Talks, Retrieved 26/07/2022
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