But time, I have come to realize, is not for us to fill in such great, blank slabs. We speak of managing… — Hanya Yanagihara
But time, I have come to realize, is not for us to fill in such great, blank slabs. We speak of managing time, but it is the opposite. Our lives are filled with businesses because those thin chinks of time are all we can truly master.
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