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Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be… — Oliver Sacks

Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.

Oliver Sacks
2010
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Sacks, Oliver. The Mind's Eye. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

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