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Joyce Cary Quotes: People don't use their eyes. They never see a bird, they see a sparrow. They never see a tree, they see a birch. They see concepts.
         

People don't use their eyes. They never see a bird, they see a sparrow. They never see a tree, they see a birch. They see concepts.


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