...Every life contains a novel.

Elin Hilderbrand
...Every life contains a novel.
...Every life contains a novel.
...Every life contains a novel.
...Every life contains a novel.
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In the words of Oscar Wilde: “…every life contains a novel.” To say that a life contains a novel is to say that it contains a story. The story of a life unfolds as we learn more about it and as different aspects of our lives combine into a coherent whole. This is true of every person on earth, but perhaps especially true for those of us who have been fortunate enough to live more than one life, as we have been able to look backward from one life to another and see the patterns that make up our lives. In the words of the late poet, Robert Herrick: I know some who have lived long lives, And cannot remember how they lived them; And others who have lived short lives, And can remember how they lived them not.

Source: The Rumor

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