Circumstances Quote by E. L. Doctorow

“Uncharged with invisible meaning, the visible is nothing, mere clay; and without visible circumstance, a territory, to connect to, our spirit is shapeless, nameless, and undefined.”

E. L. Doctorow

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Circumstances Clay Invisible Mere Nameless Purpose Spirit Territory Undefined Visible

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