They move about listlessly and apparently without much purpose; they might just as well be lunatics.

But elephants have souls. Anything that can get drunk, he reasoned, must have some soul. Perhaps this is all “soul” means. Events between soul and soul are not God’s direct province: they are under the influence either of Fortune, or of virtue.

L'auto-élimination est le plus grand défaut de notre jeunesse.

There is thought, and then there is thinking about thoughts, and they don’t feel the same. They must reflect quite different aspects of brain function. The point is, the brain talks to itself, and by talking to itself changes its perceptions.

Written By Susanna Kaysen

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