Carolina QuotesTo see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 159
- work
- The Doors of Perception (1954)
- year
- 1954
- locator
- p. 159
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