“I want to live other lives. I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get. Writing is my way of making other chances.”
—Anne Tyler
image: The Maya People, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Jimmy Baikovicius
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- Christie
- Creative writer - Traveler - Archaeologist manque - Ardent lover of the play of light, the journeyings of time, things ephemeral and ancient
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I love the picture, Christie.
ReplyDeleteThe quote is also a very nice one. I think she's right; at the end of the day, we create our own chances by going out there and trying to be in the right place at the right time.
Hope you had a nice weekend!
Thanks, yes, a good (if short) weekend, with an amazingly performed production of Pinter's The Caretaker.
DeleteWould you agree that actors get to live other lives with every new role? That must be hugely rewarding.