There are many things in this world that are an outrage, to be sure, but death at our current life expectancy doesnโt strike me as one of them. Maybe I sound like some Victorian who felt that forty years ought to be enough for any man, but one of the marks of a life well lived has to be reaching a state of finally getting it, of not needing more, and of being able to sign off with something approaching peace of mind.
David RakoffBut if one's dreams having to come true was the only referendum on whether they were beautiful, or worth dreaming, well then, no one would wish for anything. And that would be so much sadder.
David RakoffI have managed to establish an identity that is based on my internal self, and for that I feel tremendously lucky.
David RakoffWeโre creatures of contact regardless of whether/ we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together.
David Rakoff