

“There's a place beyond words where experience first occurs to which I always want to return.”
― The Devil Tree
― The Devil Tree
“Here we are, I thought, a bunch of grown-up kids locked in an empty room playing naive games with each other. No one understands anybody else. We are wandering around in dark caves, holding our little private candles, hoping for some great illumination. I don't like to think I'm as confused or simple-minded as the others, but if I really am more complex, more experienced than they are, why should I want them to understand me?”
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“I deserve no punishment at all for being who I am.”
― The Devil Tree
― The Devil Tree

“Our language has lost its ability to convey the spontaneous.”
― The Devil Tree
― The Devil Tree

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