24 November 2008

the saints and the poets


Living in the "in between" is my theme this year. A friend and I were sitting outside at a pub in Pasadena talking about the GRE and our future. We considered the importance of living in the now. He brought up, Our Town.

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Emily: Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?


Stage Manager: No (pause). The saints and the poets, maybe. They do some.
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Oh, and then, my high school principal walked by, and I said hello.

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