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gracious in defeat

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2017.04.11

Two women colleagues described me as "gracious" today; I don't think that word means what they think it means. In fact, one said, "I think you are one of the most gracious and authentic people I have ever had the pleasure to meet - I hope that we have the chance to work together on a project again someday."

Well, I can see the authentic, but....

rand()m quote

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

—Anne Frank