A.S. Byatt.

Aug 20, 2009 23:13


“What is it my dear?”

“Ah, how can we bear it?”

“Bear what?”

“This. For so short a time. How can we sleep this time away?”

“We can be quiet together, and pretend- since it is only the beginning- that we have all the time in the world.”

“And everyday we shall have less. And then none.”

“Would you rather, therefore, have had nothing at all?”

“No. ( Read more... )

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visa__ August 20 2009, 17:22:02 UTC
elegantly put! thanks for that

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slasherflick August 20 2009, 18:27:25 UTC
so beautiful.

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