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| e2701b6 | I was reminded of something Oliver Sacks once said: To truly understand someone, to get any hint of one's depth, you need to lay aside the urge to test and get to know your subject openly, quietly, as they live and think and pursue their own life. There, he said, is where you will find something exceedingly mysterious at work. | Helen Thomson | ||
| 9aa81aa | The brain doesn't tolerate inactivity," said Oliver Sacks, when I spoke to him about this back in 2014. "It seems to respond to diminished sensory input by creating autonomous sensations of its own choosing." | Helen Thomson |