But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.

E. M. Forster
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But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.
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One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions. ✨ E. M. Forster (2013). Delphi Collected Works of E. M. Forster (Illustrated), p.655, Delphi Classics
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