It's only when you're forbidden to talk about the future that you suddenly realize how much the future normally occupies the present.
Erica Jongeach of us only feels the torn lining of his own coat and sees the wholeness of the other person's.
Erica JongIf, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
Erica Jong