Henri-Frédéric Amiel, in Daphne Simeon, Jeffrey Abugel Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self, Oxford University Press, 20-Apr-2006 , p. 130.
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I am, a spectator, so to speak of the molecular whirlwind which men call individual life; I am conscious of an incessant metamorphosis; an irresistible movement of existence, which is going on within me – and this phenomenology of myself serves as a window opened upon the mystery of the world.
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel on Metamorphosis
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About Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Henri-Frédéric Amiel (27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, mystic, poet and critic.
About Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Henri-Frédéric Amiel (27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, mystic, poet and critic.
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