It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we s…

George Gissing
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It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched. ✨ George Gissing (2016). The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, p.98, The Floating Press
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