Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body…

Henry Miller
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Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. ✨ Henry Miller (1957). Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, p.325, New Directions Publishing
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Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. ✨ Henry Miller (1957). Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, p.325, New Directions Publishing

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