Reflection

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"In a world where change seems the only constant, where the past is increasingly suspect and the future ever more doubtful, it is exhilarating to be in touch with something that 'binds together all humanity--the dead to the living and the living to the unborn.'"
-- Paul Gruchow quoting Joseph Conrad
From Travels in Canoe Country

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  1. BillOctober 21, 2010 at 7:06 AM

    I really like this quote. Truer words were never spoken, especially the "change is the only constant" part. A wonderfully accurate observation. I had forgotten where it came from. Thanks.

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