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“He knew very well that his memory detested him, that it did nothing but slander him; therefore he tried not to believe it and to be more lenient toward his own life. But that didn't help: he took n...”
“All those practice fights when it was just us, two children pretending to be soldiers. Or two soldiers pretending to be children.”
“Whether beautiful or terrible, the past is always a ruin.”
“Mattie was a grown woman in love, and they had to let her go, with their blessing, enduring what could not be helped. And there was no use in thinking of that fluid, glistening instant that always ...”
“The trouble with if only is that it doesnt change anything. It keeps the person facing the wrong way backward instead of forward. It wastes time. In the end, if you let it become a habit, it can b...”
“Every moment is precious, even the ones behind me that I often reflect upon with a reserved smile. HoweverI seldom look back, only forward in anticipation of the next greater now.”
“The trouble with ‘if only’ is that it doesn’t change anything. It keeps the person facing the wrong way – backward instead of forward. It wastes time. In the end, if you let it become a habit, it c...”
