"The fact is that five years ago I was, as near as possible, a different person to what I am tonight. I, as I am now, didn’t exist at all. Will the same thing happen in the next five years? I hope so.”
— (fɒs fin), noun, Physiology | Known as the phenomenon of "seeing stars" as a result from rubbing your eyes, phosphene is defined as a luminous image, which is fabricated by a mechanical stimulation of the retina, such as adding pressure to your eyeballs, e.g.: sneezing; laughing; blowing your nose; or experiencing low blood pressure (standing up too quickly). An ironic and beautiful word, phosphene is the state of seeing light without light penetrating the eye. (via wordsnquotes)
“But why do I notice everything? She thought. Why must I think? She did not want to think. She wanted to force her mind to become a blank and lie back, and accept quietly, tolerantly, whatever came.”
