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“After all, it is impossible to deprive oneself completely of all bodily or worldly objects of desire. The powers of perception and desire cannot be simply turned off—we can turn the dial where we like, but the instrument goes on receiving. Rather, the soul has the capacity of refusing attachment to them while they are present. If its focus and desire are directed elsewhere, we can possess rejected goods without being ultimately attached to them.”

Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
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Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz
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