the instruments of power - arms, gold, machines, magical or technical secrets - always exist independently of him who disposes of them,… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“The fantastic cannot exist independently of that 'real' world which it seems to find frustratingly finite.” — Rosemary Jackson Copy Share Image
Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not. — Charles D. Broad Copy Share Image
