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Quotation from The Principles of Psychology by William James
“It is nothing jointed; it flows. A 'river' or a 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described”
The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter IX: The Stream of Thought
The passage that names the 'stream of thought, of consciousness, or of subjective life'.
Citation: "It is nothing jointed; it flows. A 'river' or a 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described" — William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter IX: The Stream of Thought. (id the-principles-of-psychology-q6)
Portrait: William James by Alice M. Boughton, c. 1907, platinum print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 87 37James-000001 (cropped), Alice Boughton, Public domain.
