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It's Always Something
by Gilda Radner
“The more I protested about this ambiguity, the more Joanna pointed out to me that it was both a terrible and wonderful part of life: terrible because you can't count on anything for sure—like certain good health and no possibility of cancer; wonderful because no human being knows when another is going to die—no doctor can absolutely predict the outcome of a disease. The only thing that is certain is change. Joanna calls all of this 'delicious ambiguity.' 'Couldn't there be comfort and freedom in no one knowing the outcome of anything and all things being possible?' she asked. Was I convinced? Not completely. I still wanted to believe in magic thinking. But I was intrigued.”
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While this memoir focuses primarily on Radner’s journey with cancer, she weaves in memories of childhood, her marriage to Gene Wilder, time on SNL, and more. The book and audiobook were published posthumously after her death and ends in a space of ambiguity, intentionally done Radner says in her memoir because such is life. It’s a fast listen and full of heart- check this out!
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While this memoir focuses primarily on Radner’s journey with cancer, she weaves in memories of childhood, her marriage to Gene Wilder, time on SNL, and more. The book and audiobook were published posthumously after her death and ends in a space of ambiguity, intentionally done Radner says in her memoir because such is life. It’s a fast listen and full of heart- check this out!