Astounded—and indifferent—for he was a man who, in effect, had no ‘day…

Oliver Sacks
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Astounded—and indifferent—for he was a man who, in effect, had no ‘day before’. ✨ Oliver Sacks (2014). The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Picador Classic, p.42, Pan Macmillan
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Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes. ✨ Oliver Sacks (201 … ▶
We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought. ✨ Oliver Sacks (2013). Seeing Voices, Vintage
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I am now face to face with dying. But I am not finished with living. ✨ Oliver Sacks (2015). Gratitude, p.5, Pan Macmillan

Astounded—and indifferent—for he was a man who, in effect, had no ‘day before’. ✨ Oliver Sacks (2014). The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Picador Classic, p.42, Pan Macmillan

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