Who said “Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make…”?

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Georg C. Lichtenberg. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush, a cloud, whatever you will, even a man, only no longer make me.”
— Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush, a cloud, whatever you will, even a man, only no longer make me. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39041-here-take-back-the-stuff-that-i-am/

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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush, a cloud, whatever you will, even a man, only no longer make me.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39041-here-take-back-the-stuff-that-i-am/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush, a cloud, whatever you will, even a man, only no longer make me.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39041-here-take-back-the-stuff-that-i-am/.

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