“Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.”
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890–1995) American philanthropist and mother of John F. Kennedy
“Isn't life,' she stammered, 'isn't life--' But what life was she couldn't explain. No matter. He quite understood.
'Isn't it, darling?' said Laurie.”
Source: The Garden Party and Other Stories
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