"Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh."

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Source : "A Man For All Seasons (Act II)". Play by Robert Bolt based on the life of Sir Thomas More, July 1, 1960.

Robert Bolt

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”

Source : Anita Loos (1974). “Kiss Hollywood good-by”, Viking Adult
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