I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real one who immediately knows what … - A. S. Byatt

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In my former life I was in insider, as much as anybody else. And I knew what it's like, and I still know what it's like to be an insider. It's not bad.

A. S. Byatt

I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real one who immediately knows what colour Wednesday is.

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