“There will always be something to ruin our lives. It all depends on what or which finds us first. You’re always ripe and ready to be taken.”
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American writer 1920–1994Related quotes
1840s, Essays: Second Series (1844), Nature
Sendak here quotes from King Lear by William Shakespeare : Men must endure their going hence, even as their coming hither: Ripeness is all.
NOW interview (2004)
Context: My big concern is me and what do I do now until the time of my death. That is valid. That is useful. That is beautiful. That is creative. And also, I want to be free again. I want to be free like when I was a kid … Where we just had fun. What I mean by this is I've had my career. I've had my success. God willing, it should have happened to Herman Melville who deserved it a great deal more, you know? Imagine him being on Bill Moyers' show. Nothing good happened to Herman Melville. I want to see me to the end working, living for myself. "Ripeness is all." Now, interpreting what ripeness is our own individual problem. … So, what is the point of it all? Not leaving legacies. But being ripe. Being ripe.
Source: A Mother's Advice to Her Daughter, 1728, p. 200
“We are always getting ready to live, but never living.”
12 April 1834 http://books.google.com/books?id=MpNaAAAAMAAJ&q="We+are+always+getting+ready+to+live+but+never+living"&pg=PA276#v=onepage
1820s, Journals (1822–1863)
“In the misfortunes of our best friends, we always find something not unpleasing.”
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Friendship
archive.defensenews.com interview http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20131119/DEFREG02/311190032/Interview-Ashton-Carter-US-Deputy-Defense-Secretary