# There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is… by David Chalmers > "There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is harder to explain." > **— David Chalmers**, *The Conscious Mind (1996), widely cited opening idea* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Conscious Mind (1996), widely cited opening idea.