“All of us, all of us, all of us trying to save our immortal souls, some ways seemingly more round about and mysterious than others. We are having a good time here. But hope all will be revealed soon.”

—  Raymond Carver

Source: All of Us: The Collected Poems

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American short story author and poet 1938–1988

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