At the same time, it would be a hopeless world if nobody was able to learn from their mistakes. I have to believe that everyone is capable of changing, but I don’t necessarily think it follows that all change is the result of self-awareness or direct engagement with one’s past. Sometimes the world conspires to offer you opportunities you don’t necessarily deserve, or to make you better than you’d planned to become. —
This Week in Fiction: Justin Taylor : The New Yorker
Housing Works Bookstore regular Justin Taylor has a new short story (ABSTRACT: Short story about a man leaving his girlfriend.) in today’s New Yorker. Pick one up!
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