Alive Quote by Joan D. Vinge
“To be alive was to be disappointed. You tried and failed and kept on trying, never knowing whether you'd ever get what you wanted. But sometimes we get what we need.”
“To be alive was to be disappointed. You tried and failed and kept on trying, never knowing whether you'd ever get what you wanted. But sometimes we get what we need.”
![“[S]omehow, without his being aware of it, time had coated his awe with a rind of disillusionment, and the wine of wonder had turned to vinegar.” quote by Joan D. Vinge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/243/joan-d-vinge-10747_disappointment_s-omehow-without-his-being-aware-of-it-t_104378.jpg)
