More from P. L. Travers
- The Paris Review interview (1982)
It is only through the ordinary that the extraordinary can make itself perceived.
The Paris Review interview (1982)
More about wisdom
- MSManuel J. Smith1934–2007Often credited to Socrates
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We pass. But what the bee knows, the wisdom that sustains our passing life — however much we deny or ignore it — that for ever remains.
What the Bee Knows: Reflections on Myth, Symbol, and Story (1989)
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It is only through the ordinary that the extraordinary can make itself perceived.