Shirley JacksonNo live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, but some, to dream.
About This Quote
A quote by Aldous Huxley that is true for all living creatures. If you are not being continuously stimulated, you will have to have something to do. We are not the only ones who need stimulation, so does an animal. A cat needs stimulation or it will go crazy.
Source: The Haunting Of Hill House
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