Fredrik BackmanOne morning you wake up with more life behind you than in front of you, not being able to understand how it’s happened.
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You wake up one morning and realize that the years you have lived have been a blessing. You have been given years of wisdom and growth by those who came before you. In this quote, the author is saying that after a few years of life, things that were important to you become insignificant. You look back on them and wonder how they ever mattered at all.
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