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Black t-shirt, front: "Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission."
Black t-shirt, left sleeve view: the Quoteiac logo on the sleeve.

“Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.”Arnold Bennett · Quote T-Shirt

A comment from lunch has been rattling around your head all afternoon. You notice it, and decide it has to go.

Bennett sets it up plainly: "But your own mind you can control."

The brackets are ours. Your own mind, closed in on both sides.

Wear it into the loud room.

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Fit & Fabric

Our shirts are cut differently from style to style, so check this chart before you order. All measurements are in inches, taken laid flat.

Size Chest width Length
XS 16½ 27
S 18 28
M 20 29
L 22 30
XL 24 31
2XL 26 32

How to measure: Lay a tee you like flat. Measure straight across the chest, armpit to armpit. Pick the size with the closest chest width. Length runs from the top of the shoulder to the hem.

Fabric: 100% combed, ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz per square yard. Lightweight and pre-shrunk.

Care: Wash inside out in cold water. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Don't iron the print. Don't bleach or dry clean.

Each piece can differ from the chart by up to 2 inches.

$32
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Where this line came from.

Arnold Bennett, The Human Machine, Chapter VI, 1908.

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