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Perception quotes

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“We look up at the same stars, and see such different things.” George R. R. Martin, “A Storm of Swords” - 2000

“All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.” Leonardo da Vinci, “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” - 1478 – 1519

“For my part, when I enter most intimately into what I call myself, I always stumble on some particular perception or other, of heat or cold, light or shade, love or hatred, pain or pleasure. I never can catch myself at any time without a...” David Hume, “A Treatise of Human Nature” - 1738

“Oh, you can't describe someone you're in love with!” Tennessee Williams, “A Streetcar Named Desire” - 1947

“Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all.” John Steinbeck, “East of Eden” - 1952

“The trouble with girls is, if they like a boy, no matter how big a bastard he is, they'll say he has an inferiority complex, and if they don't like him, no matter how nice a guy he is, or how big an inferiority complex he has, they'll say he's...” J. D. Salinger, “The Catcher in the Rye” - 1951

“Mostly you are what they think you are.” Neil Gaiman, “American Gods” - 2001

“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite.” William Blake, “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” - 1790

“Humans see what they want to see.” Rick Riordan, “The Lightning Thief” - 2005

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