AnonymousBesides, I seemed to hold two lives–the life of thought, and that of reality; and, provided the former was nourished with a sufficiency of the strange necromantic joys of fancy, the privileges of the latter might remain limited to daily bread, hourly work, and a roof of shelter.
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Despite the constant battle between his two lives, he felt that thoughts and reality could co-exist. However, he may have been more fortunate than most of us. To him, thoughts were only a source of joy. A feeling of wonder and awe. They were not an actual part of reality.
Source: Villette
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