Quote#Self
We have now arrived within introductory range of that very…
Quote byJohn William Dunne · 1875–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: An Experiment with Time (1927), Ch. III.
English (original)
We have now arrived within introductory range of that very meek-spirited creature known to modern science as the "Observer". It is a permanent obstacle in the path of our search for external reality that we can never entirely get rid of this individual. Picture the universe how we may, the picture remains of our making.
— John William Dunne
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