Carolina QuotesIt's not lost on me that I'm so busy recording life, I don't have time to really live it.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
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Essay, "Day in, day out." p.233 [on keeping diaries and journals]
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“It's not lost on me that I'm so busy recording life, I don't…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-2A18EF8BF0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/2a18ef8bf0
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