We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to … - Ellen Goodman

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I think half the point of painting a picture is that you don't know what will happen. . . that if painters did know what was going to happen they wouldn't bother to do it.

Ellen Goodman

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives. . . not looking for flaws, but for potential.

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