The persistence of the old regrets

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“The persistence of the old regrets” – The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson

10 thoughts on “The persistence of the old regrets

        1. Ah no, she is no bag lady. Just a nice polite elderly woman who spends her Saturday afternoon feeding the ducks.
          Perhaps a widow – I was referring to the statistics, i.e. life expectancy of men vs. women.

    1. Perfekt, das war tatsächlich ihr Vorhaben.
      Ich ware etwas zufriedener mit dem Foto, wenn die Kamera nicht aus ihrem Kopf wachsen würde.

  1. What a lovely line that is. We all, if we reach a certain age, have those regrets, and they are persistent. As has been said, you made the perfect image for the quote.

    1. And we wonder if we would do anything different or better if we had the choice. I guess we won’t. Life is full of mistakes. The only thing we can do is learn. And try.
      And make other mistakes ;-)

      Thank you.

  2. Ein stilles Bild, dass um so lauter spricht. Und besser als Walter kann ich es gar nicht ausdrücken.

    Viele Grüße & weiterhin sichere Straßen, Fritsch.

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