y66 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Theory of Memory by Louise Gluck Long, long ago, before I was a tormented artist, afflicted with longing yetincapable of forming durable attachments, long before this, I was a gloriousruler uniting all of a divided country—so I was told by the fortune-tellerwho examined my palm. Great things, she said, are ahead of you, or perhapsbehind you; it is difficult to be sure. And yet, she added, what is the difference?Right now you are a child holding hands with a fortune-teller. All therest is hypothesis and dream. from Faithful and Virtuous Night. © Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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