![As I grew up I became increasingly interested in philosophy, or which [his family] profoundly disapproved. Everytime the subject came up they repeated with unfailing regularity, "What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind." After some fifty or sixty repititions, this remark ceased to amuse me.](/assets/img/quote-photos/as-i-grew-up-i-became-increasingly-interested-in-philosophy-or-which-his-family.jpg)
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