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Ellen Willis

My deepest impulses are optimistic, an attitude that seems to me as spiritually necessary and proper as it is intellectually suspect.

Ellen Willis

Attitude

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Ellen Willis is saying that her natural tendency is to be hopeful and positive, which she believes is essential for her spirit and well-being. However, she also recognizes that this hopeful outlook may not always make logical sense or hold up to critical thinking.

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