--- title: "1 Thoughts Work Quotes By A.S. Byatt" description: "1 Thoughts Work quotes by A.S. Byatt. Plus more from A.S. Byatt and more Thoughts Work sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/085/a-s-byatt-5275_another-man_there-were-times-when-he-allowed-himself_2789010.png" --- > [ “There were times when \[he\] allowed himself to see clearly that he would end his working life, that was to say, his conscious thinking life, in this task, that all his thoughts would have been another man's thoughts, all his… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-s-byatt/there-were-times-when-he-allowed-himself-to-see-clearly-that-he-would/) [A.S. Byatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-s-byatt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/085/a-s-byatt-5275_another-man_there-were-times-when-he-allowed-himself_2789010.png) ## More by A.S. Byatt > [“...bleached by darkness”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-s-byatt/bleached-by-darkness/) [A.S. 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