Henry MillerEveryone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is.
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Henry James said that everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is. He was talking about how we create our own realities by the way we think and act.
Source: Stand Still Like The Hummingbird
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