Nothing puzzles me more than time and space; and yet nothing troubles …

Charles Lamb
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Nothing puzzles me more than time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less, as I never think about them. ✨ Letter to Thomas Manning, 2 January 1810, in E. Marrs (ed.) 'The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb' vol. 3 (1978) p. 36
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Nothing puzzles me more than time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less, as I never think about them. ✨ Letter to Thomas Manning, 2 January 1810, in E. Marrs (ed.) 'The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb' vol. 3 (1978) p. 36

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