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Black t-shirt, front: "The Brain — is wider than the Sky —" Emily Dickinson, with BRAIN cut through by the line.
Black tee, left side view: the edge of the quote and the Quoteiac logo on the sleeve.
Navy t-shirt, front: "The Brain — is wider than the Sky —" Emily Dickinson, with BRAIN cut through by the line.
Navy tee, left side view: the edge of the quote and the Quoteiac logo on the sleeve.

“The Brain—is wider than the Sky—”Emily Dickinson · Quote T-Shirt

They sized you up in about four seconds: quiet, nice, probably not much going on. They had no idea what was happening behind your eyes.

Dickinson spent almost her whole life in a single small town, and wrote this. The poem goes on: the sky fits inside "With ease — and You — beside —".

BRAIN is cut open, and the rest of the quote runs through the gap. One holds the other.

Wear it and take up a little more 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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Provenance

Where this line came from.

Emily Dickinson, Poem 598, from the manuscript, c. 1862.

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