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| 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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