So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died I felt like I had lost a limb.
Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.
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The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and...
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What though youth gave love and roses Age still leaves us friends and wine.
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We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem...
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.