I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that we don't have many dreams for adults because, historically, people have always died much younger than they do today. Jack Gilbert adultdiedream share on social
Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring. Jack Gilbert banquetborefame Change image and share on social
I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that. Jack Gilbert beathavelife Change image and share on social
You can't work in a steel mill and think small. Giant converters hundreds of feet high. Every night, the sky looked enormous. It was a torrent of flames - of fire. The place that Pittsburgh used to be had such scale. Jack Gilbert converterenormousfire share on social
