And then life lets you go home to think

Doreen St. Félix (New Yorker) and Maggie Haberman (NYTimes)on a lady of the moment.

And then life suggests that you remember the
years you ran around, the years you developed
a shocking lifestyle, advocated careless abandon,
owned a chilly heart. Upon reflection, you are
genuinely surprised to find how quiet you have
become. And then life lets you go home to think
about all this. Which you do, for quite a long time.

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