If Sondheim were to write his own epitaph, I believe this would be the one. He had such a profound effect on so many musical theater performers and directors. The vast amount of material and joy and beauty he brought to this world through his lyrics and his melodies will go on and on forever.
There will truly be no one else like him.
From "With so little to be sure of" from Anyone Can Whistle:
"Thanks for everything we did,
Everything that's past,
Everything's that's over
Too fast.
None of it was wasted.
All of it will last:
Everything that's here and now and us together!
It was marvelous to know you
And it's never really through.
Crazy business this, this life we live in-
Can't complain about the time we're given-
With so little to be sure of in this world,
We had a moment."
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