We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seein…

William James
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We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all. ✨ William James (1977). A Pluralistic Universe, p.140, Harvard University Press
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