Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.

Katherine Paterson
Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate...
Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate...
Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate...
Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate...
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The quote above is from a short story by the English author W. Somerset Maugham , called "The Razor's Edge." In it, a young American man named Larry Darrell goes to Europe and ends up taking a position as a teacher at a preparatory school in Germany. He speaks German and learns to speak French and English, and he moves into the old schoolhouse that was used as a sanatorium for soldiers during World War I . During that time, he meets one of his students — an old lady who tells him about her time as a nurse during the war. The two become friends, and she helps him to realize how fragile life can be.

He says: "Often, I felt as if my life were delicate as a dandelion. The slightest breeze would blow it away. Even now, I was not sure whether I could keep it." ------------------------- If you like the post feel free to share , like and comment below.#happyindia #indiaisland #indianlife #indianstagram #indianbeauty #india_greetings #indiangrams #indian pic #indianstyle #indianpics #indiapictures #photographyinindia #lifestylephotographyinindia #peopleofindia #happytravellist #loveindia

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