I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the high point of my life. It will never get any better. Only in retrospect do we recognize the best times and of course then it is too late.
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One of the saddest realities is that we never know when our lives are at their peak. Only after it is over and we have some kind of perspective do we realize how good we had it a day, a month, five years ago.Jonathan Carroll
Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does.
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May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world.
Jonathan Carroll
If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege.
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When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted neither the editors nor the writers be specifically identified-only our student numbers appeared on the title page. I love that idea and still do.
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Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.
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