Jonathan LethemI want what we all want, " said Carl. "To move certain parts of the interior of myself into the exterior world, to see if they can be embraced.
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Carl was speaking about his desire to create and inhabit a new and improved version of himself, one where the interior and exterior of his body were connected and shared. He wanted to experience that which he could not feel or see because it was only ever experienced by the other people around him. It is wrong to say that Carl was talking about an imaginary world. He thought that it was possible to create a world where the two parts of himself would be connected.
Source: You Dont Love Me Yet
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