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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

When a head and a book collide, is it always the book that's hollow?

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The quote you're looking for is:

When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?

― Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one -1 points 10 months ago

Thanks, I now understand that they were paraphrasing instead of incorrectly remembering the quote.