Wednesday, January 12, 2022

GIN AND IDA

Ida John

 Here is Ida John (nee Nettleship, Augustus John’s first wife) writing to Dorothy Salaman in 1894 or 5.

     ‘… wouldn’t it be lovely to be free of self for a little while - at least consciousness of self, I mean.  For ever - just to be a beautiful mind growing from outward impressions,  I think self-consciousness is like gin – it stops the growth!”

     


Does self-consciousness stop the growth?  I had no idea.

As for gin … more research may be required.


            



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