Nathaniel HawthorneOh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living.
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Today, I would like to say "oh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living". I am now at the age where I can do all the things I always wanted to do. So many dreams have come true. But, now there is nothing left for me to do.
I need to step back and take a look at life objectively. There are so many things that one can say about life. The fact that I can now say that I have lived but never lived gives me great comfort even though it is something that is too late for me to change now.
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