It's in an inland sea that the river of my life ended.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker's life concluded in a quiet, inland place rather than a grand one.
- In plain terms
- My life ended quietly in an inland sea.
- What can you take from it?
- Life can end in quiet places.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where would you want your story to end?
Another view
An inland sea is a metaphor, not a physical place.
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