
What we are is seldom what we want to be, while what we want to be is either denied us or changes with the seasons.

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This page presents the quote "What we are is seldom what we want to be, while what we want to be is either denied us or changes with the seasons.". Author of this quote is Gore Vidal. This quote is about seasons, denied,.