Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers, that the mind can never break off from the journey.
Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy is one of my favorite authors. He has the ability to blur the line between conventional prose and beautiful poetry. This quote is elegantly written through the use of strong clauses and exceptional adjectives. It is an extremely long sentence; however, it still flows very well, and as in a quality of many run-ons does not seem too long. The first to phrases, “Once you have traveled” and “the voyage never ends” sets the reader up with two odd phrases. There is also a repetition in over and over that flows very well in the sentence. In the final phrase the sentence refers back to the journey that can not be broken off from. Here I will try to replicate the sentence with a similar sentence structure.
Once you start something in life, no matter how tough it gets, it is important to finish, that you can bring a strength in character.
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