So if hunger provokes wailing and wailing brings the breast;...

So if hunger provokes wailing and wailing brings the breast; if the breast permits sucking and milk suggests its swallow; if swallowing issues in sleep and stomachy comfort, then need, ache, message, object, act, and satisfaction are soon associated like charms on a chain; shortly our wants begin to envision the things which well reduce them, and the organism is finally said to wish.

William H. Gass Quote About Sleep, Issues, Wish: So If Hunger Provokes Wailing...

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