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"drink wine; this is life eternal. this is all that youth will give you. it is the season for wine, roses and drunken friends. be happy for this moment—this moment is your life."
—edward fitzgerald: rubaiyat of omar khayyam

i first heard this quote in the movie unfaithful (starring richard gere and diane lane). i hate that movie. i then read the poem that the quote is from in its entirety in a victorian literature class, which totally redeemed it in my mind.