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When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we had discovered something as surprising an
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"When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we had discovered something as surprising and powerful as the New World when Columbus came stumbling onto it"

- Ken Kesey

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This quote by Ken Kesey is a metaphor for the feeling of discovery and expedition. It is comparing the feeling of getting into a prohibited box in another measurement to the feeling of Christopher Columbus stumbling onto the New World. It is recommending that the discovery of the prohibited box was as unexpected and effective as the discovery of the New World. This quote is stressing the sensation of expedition and discovery, and how it can be an effective and exciting experience. It is also recommending that the discovery of the forbidden box was something that was unanticipated and might have a great effect. This quote is a pointer of the power of expedition and discovery, and how it can lead to excellent things.

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Ken Kesey This quote is written / told by Ken Kesey between September 17, 1935 and November 10, 2001. He was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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