The world had edges but you couldn’t see them going, only when you were trying to come back.

Kathryn Davis
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The world had edges but you couldn’t see them going, only when you were trying to come back. The idea here is that the world was made up of the things that could be seen. Since it was impossible to see things you can’t see (e.g., the edge of the world) until after you were already on it, it didn’t exist to begin with. This quote describes how you can never know what’s around the corner if you don’t keep looking.

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