Self-expression is impossible in relation with other men; their self-expression interferes with it. The greatest heights of self-expression in poetry… - Colin Wilson

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Self-expression is impossible in relation with other men; their self-expression interferes with it. The greatest heights of self-expression in poetry, music, painting – are achieved by men who are supremely alone.

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About Colin Wilson

Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was a British writer, known for his first book The Outsider and over one hundred other books, including seventeen novels and many works in criminology, existential philosophy, psychology, religion, the occult, mysticism, wine, and music.

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Birth Name: Colin Henry Wilson
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