Some people do wait their whole lives for something, and it's only when that thing arrives that they find out that they've been waiting rather than living. (Jane Smiley)

Some people do wait their whole lives for something, and it's only when that thing arrives that they find out that they've been waiting rather than living.

Jane Smiley

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