Alone with my wine and my misery, I was convinced that life was composed of a string of “if only’s” leading from one self-inflicted bungle to the next until at some point, one’s final iteration of the excuse became one’s final utterance, and one expired.

Andrew Levkoff
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Life is full of disappointments, but moving ahead in spite of the things that didn't work out is what makes life worth living.

Source: The Other Alexander

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