There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they congealed into their final selves. It might be a very nice self, but you know you can expect no more suprises from it. Whereas, the other kind keep moving, changing.. They are fluid. They keep moving forward and making new trysts with life, and the motion of it keeps them young. In my opinion, they are the only people who are still alive. You must be constantly on your guard against congealing.Gail Godwin
About This Quote
In 1968, Gore Vidal wrote the novel "Myra Breckinridge," a satirical look at the celebrity culture of the 1960s, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In the book, the main character Myra Breckinridge is a woman who suffers from a rare and incurable disease: She's never had sex. Vidal's novel was inspired by the real-life story of Folsom State Prison inmate Myra Breckinridge who spent most of her life behind bars for killing her husband. The character in Vidal's book is living proof that you can't predict what your true self will become after life has taken its toll.
Vidal said about this quote, “There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they congealed into their final selves. It might be a very nice self, but you know you can expect no more suprises from it.
Whereas, the other kind keep moving, changing... They are fluid. They keep moving forward and making new trysts with life, and the motion of it keeps them young.
In my opinion, they are the only people who are still alive. You must be constantly on your guard against congealing."
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