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> [“But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/but-i-think-some-people-wait-forever-and-only-at-the-end-of-their/)

[Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/)

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> [“But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/but-i-think-some-people-wait-forever-and-only-at-the-end-of-their-2/)

[Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/)

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> [“But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/but-i-think-some-people-wait-forever-and-only-at-the-end-of-their-3/)

[Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/)

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> [I think so, too. I know I felt that way. For years. It was as if I was a character in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/i-think-so-too-i-know-i-felt-that-way-for-years-it-was-as-if-i-was-a/)

[Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/)

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> [“It was as if I was a character in a movie and the real action was about to start at any minute.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-walter/it-was-as-if-i-was-a-character-in-a-movie-and-the-real-action-was/)

[Jess Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-walter/)

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## Top authors on Happened Waiting

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jess-walter-49217.jpg) Jess Walter 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happened-waiting/jess-walter/)

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