All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our … - Joseph Epstein

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Joseph Epstein

All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about. . . We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.

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Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.

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We do not choose to be born. We do not--most of us, choose to die, or the times or conditions of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live--Courageously or in cowardice, Honorably or dishonorably, With purpose or adrift. We decide what is important and what is trivial. What makes us significant is what we DO, Or REFUSE TO DO. WE DECIDE and WE CHOOSE--and so we give definition to our lives.

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Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

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What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, and what we do to make them come about.

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For me writing is foremost a mode of thinking and when it works well, an act of discovery

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