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And now the moment. such a moment has a peculiar character. it is brief and temporal indeed, like every moment; it is transient as all moments are; it is past, like every moment in the next moment. and yet it is decisive, and filled with the eternal. such a moment ought to have a distinctive name; let us call it the fullness of time.
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And Now The Moment. Such A Moment

Zadie Smith
And now the moment. such a moment has a peculiar character. it is brief and temporal indeed, like every moment; it is transient as all moments are; it is past, like every moment in the next moment. and yet it is decisive, and filled with the eternal. such a moment ought to have a distinctive name; let us call it the fullness of time.
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