Calisthenics Quote by Terence McKenna

“The world is MADE up of language. We can SAY that the world is composed of little demons doing calisthenics, each one the size of a pissant's eyebrow… Or we can SAY the world is made of tiny wave mechanical packets of matter hurling through space at near the speed of light… But notice that what we…” quote by Terence McKenna — Download Open image

“The world is MADE up of language. We can SAY that the world is composed of little demons doing calisthenics, each one the size of a pissant's eyebrow… Or we can SAY the world is made of tiny wave mechanical packets of matter hurling through space at near the speed of light… But notice that what we get each time are WORDS…”

Terence McKenna

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