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there isn't enough of anything as long as we live. But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance prevails.

Raymond Carver

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Raymond Carver
Age: 50 †
Born: 1938
Born: May 25
Died: 1988
Died: August 2
Author
Novelist
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Clatskanie
Oregon
Given
Anything
Live
Enough
Prevails
Long
Intervals
Sweetness
Appears
Chance

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