“ Isn't it queer how we go through life, always thinking that the things we want to do are the things that can't be done? ”
George Orwell, Coming Up for Air (1939). copy citation
| Author | George Orwell |
|---|---|
| Source | Coming Up for Air |
| Topic | life thought |
| Date | 1939 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200031.txt |
Context
“I wanted peace, and fishing is peace. And then the biggest idea of all came into my head and very nearly made me swing the car off the road.
I'd go and catch those big carp in the pool at Binfield House!
And once again, why not? Isn't it queer how we go through life, always thinking that the things we want to do are the things that can't be done? Why shouldn't I catch those carp? And yet, as soon as the idea's mentioned, doesn't it sound to you like something impossible, something that just couldn't happen? It seemed so to me, even at that moment.”
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