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I wondered why i hadn't loved that day more, why i hadn't savored every bit of it...why i hadn't known how good it was to live so normally, so everyday. but you only know that, i suppose, after it's not normal and every day any longer.
-Anna Quindlen
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I Wondered Why I Hadn't Loved That

Anna Quindlen
I wondered why i hadn't loved that day more, why i hadn't savored every bit of it...why i hadn't known how good it was to live so normally, so everyday. but you only know that, i suppose, after it's not normal and every day any longer.
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