"I always think, OK, this is good, but I'll do it better next time. "And so we beat on, boats against the current. . ." It may not be the recipe for a life of contentment, but that imperfectability is what makes writing such an engaging endeavor, something you can do for the rest of your life and not get bored."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Debra Dean

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“Nothing is more natural than grief, no emotion more common to our daily experience. It's an innate response to loss in a world where everything is impermanent.”

Source : Stephen Levine (2005). “Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart”, p.3, Rodale
“I have no intention of dying. In fact, it will be the last thing I do!”
“I have no problem being with people of different nationalities.”
“You have to believe in yourself despite the evidence.”
“I can't remember any regrets, to be honest with you.”
“The great scandal of American life is that we pay for German levels of government without enjoying the related benefits.”
“We want the full works of citizenship with no reservations. We will accept nothing less . . . This condition of freedom, equality, and democracy is not the gift of gods. It is the task of men, yes, men, brave men, honest men, determined men.”
“Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging.”

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