Um. Well, I have to admit that the DH and I have spent over a decade planning things for the future in the UK, most of which may not work out now (or in drastically modified form). We are currently at the point (well, I have been at this point for some years, and DH is now there too) where we realise that our deferral of reality, such as it is, cannot go on, and we have to Do Something Soon. The emptiness of the years is getting to be a bit much.
I think I’m going to take this quote home and put it on the fridge, to think about a lot.
Thanks for the book recommendation – I added it to my wishlist at Amazon
Comment by Carolyn — 21 January 2006 @ 5:16 am
Um.
Er, well…
“Never”?
Um. Well, I have to admit that the DH and I have spent over a decade planning things for the future in the UK, most of which may not work out now (or in drastically modified form). We are currently at the point (well, I have been at this point for some years, and DH is now there too) where we realise that our deferral of reality, such as it is, cannot go on, and we have to Do Something Soon. The emptiness of the years is getting to be a bit much.
I think I’m going to take this quote home and put it on the fridge, to think about a lot.
Thank you.
Comment by Atlantic — 24 January 2006 @ 1:27 am
This quote hits home for me too. I loved “The Scarlet Letter” in highschool, but I haven’t yet read any more of Hawthorne’s novels.
Comment by Hannah Im — 25 January 2006 @ 1:47 am
Found the “Marble Faun” at a going out of business sale – they have several classics if you want anything – only $5.00
Comment by Carolyn — 30 January 2006 @ 5:27 am