Page 493, read by OLIVIA APPLEGATE

Published: May 15, 2014, 1:03 a.m.

8:40 AM: The Havisham Hour. Day/Page/Sketch 493 of 513 from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. --Beauty is everywhere where we cannot be. We're always peering through a hole, wanting that rich summer growth on the other side. We know that side better than ours. Everything is colorless and complicated here, everything is dumb and tenderless. Where did my old, simple promise go?-- www.HavishamHour.com ©2014 Julio Panisello. The Havisham Hour will end in 20 days.