I've been trying to fit everything in, trying to get to the end before it's too late, but I see now how badly I've deceived myself. Words do not allow such things. The closer you come to the end, the more there is to say. The end is only imaginary, a destination you invent to keep yourself going, but a point comes when you realize you will never get there. You might have to stop, but that is only because you have run out of time. You stop, but that does not mean you have come to an end. Paul Auster
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I have been trying to fit everything in, trying to get to the end before it’s too late, but I see now how badly I have deceived myself. Words do not allow such things. The closer you come to the end, the more there is to say. The end is only imaginary, a destination that you invent to keep yourself going, but a point comes when you realize you will never get there.

You might have to stop, but that is only because you have run out of time. You stop, but that does not mean you have come to an end. When we feel trapped by circumstances or circumstances trap us, we feel as if we are coming to a close and we cannot move forward.

But this is only a temporary condition and we will find a way out of this situation.

Source: In The Country Of Last Things

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