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At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think one is enough? Who could live even a day and not feel the sweet ache of regret?


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His life was two lives now: the life he would have and the life he would forever wonder about.



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Life, he thought, is a blatant act of imagination.



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And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?



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What business does memory have with time?



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He wished he could reassure his mother: a man wants many things in life, but when one of them is also the right thing, he would be a fool not to choose it.



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He considered it a shame when people couldn't grasp the infinite-a failure not just of imagination but of simple vision.



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This page presents the quote "At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think one is enough? Who could live even a day and not feel the sweet ache of regret?". Author of this quote is Jess Walter. This quote is about life, ache, sweet, insane, enough, enjoyed, regret, peace, thinking,.