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~ The human brain was an organ of limitation. It restricted a grown man's consciousness of the exterior world to what was practically useful to him. It was like prison walls. Without them possibly he could not have concentrated sufficiently upon the task he had to do. But in childhood and old age the prison walls were of cloudy stuff and there were occasional rents in them.

Word of the day: exemptore

Definition: done or said without any preparation or thought

I'm wondering if Nathan would like this book

~ If you turn for your joy to the intractable and explosive stuff of human nature it's in for a penny, in for a pound. The contemplation of sunsets and vegetable matter has its serene pleasure, and involves no personal exertion...

~ The reasons for seclusion were many. One should find out why a man is alone before one lets him alone, for he may not want to be alone.