Why is life speeded up so? Why are things so terribly, unbearably prec…

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Why is life speeded up so? Why are things so terribly, unbearably precious that you can't enjoy them but can only wait breathless in dread of their going? ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1973). Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
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Why is life speeded up so? Why are things so terribly, unbearably precious that you can't enjoy them but can only wait breathless in dread of their going? ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1973). Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead

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