NDM- THE DOOR THAT LOCKS U IN IS THE DOOR THAT LETS U OUT X THE I AM IS THE DOOR

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“Fate would not have the reputation it has, if it simply did what it seemed it would do.”

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“For as it turns out, one can revisit the past quite pleasantly, as long as one does so expecting nearly every aspect of it to have changed.”

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“If patience wasn’t so easily tested, then it would hardly be a virtue. . . ”

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“Alexander Rostov was neither scientist nor sage; but at the age of sixty-four he was wise enough to know that life does not proceed by leaps and bounds. It unfolds. At any given moment, it is the manifestation of a thousand transitions. Our faculties wax and wane, our experiences accumulate and our opinions evolve--if not glacially, then at least gradually. Such that the events of an average day are as likely to transform who we are as a pinch of pepper is to transform a stew.”

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The principle here is that a new generation owes a measure of thanks to every member of the previous generation. Our elders planted fields and fought in wars; they advanced the arts and sciences, and generally made sacrifices on our behalf. So by their efforts, however humble, they have earned a measure of our gratitude and respect.”

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Here, indeed, was a formidable sentence--one that was on intimate terms with a comma, and that held the period in healthy disregard.”

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“It is a sad but unavoidable fact of life," he began, "that as we age our social circles grow smaller. Whether from increased habit or diminished vigor, we suddenly find ourselves in the company of just a few familiar faces.”

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