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When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subje
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"When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life"

- Jack Henry Abbott

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This quote by Jack Henry Abbott speaks with the idea of incomplete company in life. He is recommending that when individuals talk of ghosts of the dead who roam in the night, they are describing a feeling that he himself has actually experienced. This feeling is that of having actually things still undone in life, a sensation of incompleteness. Abbott is suggesting that this feeling is a subjective experience, one that is distinct to each individual. He is implying that this sensation of incompleteness is something that is shared by lots of, and that it is a part of the human experience. This quote speaks to the idea that life is typically filled with incomplete company, which this sensation of incompleteness is something that all of us experience in our own unique ways.

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Jack Henry Abbott This quote is written / told by Jack Henry Abbott between January 21, 1944 and February 10, 2002. He was a famous Criminal from USA. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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