“... epiphanies rarely repeat themselves.”
“In reality, genuine epiphanies are extremely rare. In contemporary adult life maturation & acquiescence to reality are gradual processes. Modern usage usually deploys epiphany as a metaphor. It is usually only in dramatic representations, religious iconography, and the 'magical thinking' of children that insight is compressed to a sudden blinding flash.”
“Patterns repeat themselves in history”
“Thoughts repeat themselves. Experiences do not.”
“Isn't life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?”
“Time is limited and some opportunities never repeat themselves.”