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As I feared, my faith in a future at Oxford dwindles everyday. The irony is that I have a place waiting for me but just can't afford it. I didn't contemplate the possibility of not being approved a loan. So much work. For this.

"That which is lasting we share with the future, we defer the consideration of till tomorrow: that which belongs to the moment we drink up in all its bitterness." - William Hazlitt, On Great and Little Things.

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Unknown said…
Don't lose faith. It's at worst a delay. Oxford isn't going anywhere.
August 11, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Anonymous said…
Don't give up! I believe in you; you're going to get there and everything will work out. Faith.
August 12, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Ian Wolcott said…
Fingers crossed for you.
August 13, 2010 at 10:43 AM
pea said…
b-eautiful quote though
August 13, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Danny McMaken said…
I imagine this is only lending more support to the side of money can solve all life's problems? ;)
August 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM
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