The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want to hold on to." - Meaning and context.">
Diary entry on the first anniversary of the kidnapping and death of her son Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (1 March 1932); later published in Locked Rooms and Open Doors (1974)
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The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want to hold on to.

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want to hold on to." in the context of "Diary entry on the first anniversary of the kidnapping and death of her son Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (1 March 1932); later published in Locked Rooms and Open Doors (1974) " to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh

About Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh (22 June 1906 – 7 February 2001), born Anne Spencer Morrow, was a pioneering American aviator, and the wife of Charles Lindbergh