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«The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.»

Eden Phillpotts.

Eden Phillpotts, “A Shadow Passes”, 1919.
This saying was credited to the philosopher Bertrand Russell and to the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. However, there is no substantive evidence that Russell or Yeats created this saying. QuoteInvestigator believes that the original statement was crafted by an English author and playwright named Eden Phillpotts. The quote appeared in a 1919 book titled “A Shadow Passes” that contained a collection of vignettes depicting scenes in nature.
Photo: Menyanthes trifoliata, Arnstein Rønning, 2011.