“The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.” — Mason Currey Copy Share Image
“Maybe I had been making a greater monster of him than he really was, or maybe I was still under his influence,… — Melika Dannese Lux Copy Share Image
“Come the revolution, however, mesmerism was reconceived once more. From its beginnings many had seen it as an aristocratic fad: Mesmer (by… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
“That's enough Susy, nuff, nuff.' 'No, no I just want to say this,' she gasped, on the brink of incoherence. 'His eyes,… — Leslie H. Whitten Jr Copy Share Image
Americans were in love with mesmerism because it was something that you could do in your own home. You could mesmerize or… — Mitch Horowitz Copy Share Image
“I don't know that he said a thing. He smelled strange, I noticed that right away, not rotten like you and Roticella… — Leslie H. Whitten Jr Copy Share Image
MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Gerard Manley Hopkins somewhere describes how he mesmerized a duck by drawing a line of chalk out in front of it. Think… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
