“When our thoughts revolve we are so often deceived into supposing that their violent movement is an indication of their vigorous originality, the upheaval of prejudice and fixed ideas, when all the time it is more likely that the machine which contains them is only an elaborate cement-mixer, and when the thinking is finished, those whirling thoughts are smoothed into the unchanged conventional mould and seeing them set solid enough to dance, to build, to travel upon, we would never dream of their first deceit, of the hope once roused by their apparently violent reorganisation.”
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Janet Frame
Janet Frame, born on August 28, 1924, was a renowned New Zealand author. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. She has had her works translated into multiple languages. more
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