The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in its sleep, and a snak…

D. H. Lawrence
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The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in its sleep, and a snake is strangling it, but it can't wake up. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, James T. Boulton (2000). The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence, p.100, Cambridge University Press
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