i dont know about specific articles and books, but i assume that, for the most part, writers and authors go to the source if they are going to try to quote something. the binah articles (about older siblings and about older singles) seemed to me to have been a composite of the feelings of a few different people involved in the given situation. i dont think it would do ANY situation justice to just write out of your own head. even for a book, one must do research on the topic, which would involve speaking to a few different people involved in a particular situation.
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