There was a pretty young woman I used to see pegging out sheets and I worried that she would grow old there and that no one would know how beautiful she was. And maybe she would die without ever having really lived.

Sebastian Faulks
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This quote shows the importance of life and the value of living it to the fullest. The woman referred to in this quote was simply a young girl doing what she could to survive. She was not thinking about the person who would come and discover her beauty or that she would grow old and die one day. She was just looking for a way to earn a few extra pennies to help her mother out.

This is important because there are so many people around us who are living their lives without ever experiencing true happiness or experiencing true love. This is why we must realize that there is always more to life than we can see and we must make the most of our time, even if we do not know when it will end.

Source: Engleby

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