From surfeit to loss is a short line.

Carol Shields
From surfeit to loss is a short line.
From surfeit to loss is a short line.
From surfeit to loss is a short line.
From surfeit to loss is a short line.
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From surfeit to loss is a short line. The phrase, "From surfeit to loss is a short line," means that there is a limited number of things in life and once they are gone that's it, no more. For example, the very first thing we were given was water and now we can't live without it. The next thing we were given was food and now we cannot live without it.

The next thing we were given was warmth and now we can't live without it. If something happens to us, such as death, then there's no more of that thing because it's gone forever.

Source: The Stone Diaries

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