We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the fo…

William James
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We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest... But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground. ✨ Confidences of a 'Psychical Researcher'. The American Magazine, Vol. 68, 1909.
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We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest... But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground. ✨ Confidences of a 'Psychical Researcher'. The American Magazine, Vol. 68, 1909.

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