There're times when i suspect that the mind has a mind of its own. it shows us pictures. pictures of the past and the might-one-day-be. this mind's mind exerts its own will, too, and has its own voice

David Mitchell
About This Quote

This quote is written by the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle, who was one of the pioneers of Sherlock Holmes. He wrote about how his mind has a mind of its own, and it shows him pictures of the past and future. The mind has its own will, too, and it also has its own voice.

Source: The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob De Zoet

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