The ghosts that exert the most power in people__ lives-at least, the people I know__end to be of their own making, and consist of equal parts regret and old fears and just plain missing somebody.
I wouldn't underrate the power of regret. It doesn't feel good... But it's hard to learn anything important without it.
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I wouldn't underrate the power of regret. It doesn't feel good... But it's hard to learn anything important without it.
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