It was as if his fingers knew things, but they couldn't show him unless they were moving, touching. He had to think it was similar for carpenters and writers, and he knew it was the same for chefs.

Laura Lippman
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The author of this quote, John Steinbeck, was writing about a blind man and his ability to ascertain the presence and movement of an object by feeling it and inferring its form and dimensions. The author was describing the sense of touch as a little like something he had experienced once before. He was comparing how the blind man’s fingers knew things to how a chef, for example, knows how to cook a meal. A chef is able to perceive the form of food by touching it and understanding the ingredients. Steinbeck then compared this ability to that of a carpenter or writer, who can perceive the forms of objects by manipulating them with their hands and thus creating them.

Source: After Im Gone

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