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The speaker is saying that a mind can move quickly and erratically from one thought to another. It suggests a sense of mental restlessness, distraction, and quick shifting attention.
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About Anthony Doerr
American novelist and short story writer
Anthony Doerr is an American novelist and short story writer. He came to wide attention with his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His work spans novels and short fiction, and he is especially known for the success of All the Light We Cannot See. The book brought him broad recognition and established him as a major contemporary American literary voice.
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Books by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
2014
Cloud Cuckoo Land
2021
The Shell Collector
2001
About Grace
2005
Memory Wall
2010