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Ten Years After
Raymond Carver was sober for the last ten years of his life.
Gravy
No other word will do. For that’s what is was. Gravy
Gravy, these past ten years.
Alive, sober working, loving and
being loved by a good woman. Eleven years
ago he was told he had six months to live
at the rate he was going. And he was going
nowhere but down. So he changed his ways
somehow. He quit drinking! And the rest?
After that it was all gravy, every minute
of it, up to and including when he was told about,
well, some things that were breaking down and
building up inside his head. Don’t weep for me,”
he said to his friends. “I’m a lucky man.
I’ve had ten years longer than I or anyone
expected. Pure gravy. And don’t forget it.”
Posted: May 7, 04:59 PM | Comment?
Dear Pie
F. Scott Fitzgerald to His 11-year-old daughter in camp:
Don’t worry about popular opinion
Don’t worry about dolls
Don’t worry about the past
Don’t worry about the future
Don’t worry about growing up
Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you
Don’t worry about triumph
Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault
Don’t worry about mosquitoes
Don’t worry about flies
Don’t worry about insects in general
Don’t worry about parents
Don’t worry about boys
Don’t worry about disappointments
Don’t worry about pleasures
Don’t worry about satisfactions…
Source: NY Times
Posted: Aug 7, 07:45 PM | Comment
That guy
Under what to bring: eating utensils (plate, mug, spoon, and bowl) for evening teas. Good Lord, I've created a monster.
Jul 24, 12:52 PM
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Jul 23, 07:34 AM
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Jul 22, 02:48 PM
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Procrastination is one of my character defects. I'm going to stop tomorrow.
Jul 22, 12:52 PM
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