And my heart accused itself Thinking: I am not the measure of creation. This is beyond me, this fish. His God stands outside my God.
D. H. Lawrence
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Fish, Birds, Beasts and Flowers (1923); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete verse paragraph following the speaker’s capture of a fish; it challenges human-centered measures of creation. Italic markers removed.
- Fish, Birds, Beasts and Flowers (1923)
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