For Emily Dickinson every philosophical idea was a potential lover. Me…

Charles Simic
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For Emily Dickinson every philosophical idea was a potential lover. Metaphysics is the realm of eternal seduction of the spirit by ideas. ✨ Charles Simic (2013). The Monster Loves His Labyrinth, p.70, Copper Canyon Press
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For Emily Dickinson every philosophical idea was a potential lover. Metaphysics is the realm of eternal seduction of the spirit by ideas. ✨ Charles Simic (2013). The Monster Loves His Labyrinth, p.70, Copper Canyon Press

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