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I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
Alan Watts
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— Alan Watts

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I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. — Alan Watts

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Alan Watts was a Philosopher from United Kingdom (1915–1973).

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Alan Watts lived from 1915 – 1973.