H.l. MenckenYou can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
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You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. It's not the length of your life that makes it worthwhile; it's the depth and width of your character and the depth and width of your experiences. To live a full and interesting life takes a lifetime.
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