Subj : Back again
To   : RICHARD M. MEIC
From : Frank Masingill
Date : Thu Jul 12 2001 09:15 am

 > There is a lot of philosophy to be found in fiction literature.  I
 > challenge everyone (you, John and the lurkers) to identify the originator
 > of the following quote:

 > "We are the universe attempting to discover itself."

    Could it have been David James Duncan?  I didn't find that quote in his 
book, _The River Why_ but I found a wealth of others.  Anyhow, the concept of 
eternity realizing itself in time is not an unusual one nor is it original.

Frank

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 * Origin: Frank's House (1:396/45.12)

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