Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, tim…

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Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is. ✨ Henry Miller (1962). Stand Still Like the Hummingbird, p.44, New Directions Publishing
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