Anna Funder Quote

The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be filled, so we dream forever of those who are no longer here. Our minds make them live again.

All That I Am (ed. Penguin UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9780670920419

The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be...

The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be...

The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be...

The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be...