"The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened."

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Source : Reginald (1904) "Reginald at the Carlton"

Hector Hugh Munro

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“Oh yes, I have learned much from Tremorlor, and so assume a like strategy. Silence, a faint mocking smile suggesting I know more than I do, an air of mystery, yes, and fell knowledge. None could guess my confusion, my host of deluded illusions and elusive delusions!”
“Sometimes I wish I could go back in time, sit down with myself and explain that things were going to be okay, that everybody loses ground sometimes and it doesnâ€™t mean anything. Itâ€™s the way life works. This is hard to understand in the moment. You get to thinking about the girl who rejected you, the job you got fired from, the test you failed, and you lose sight of the big picture â€” the fact that life has a beautiful way of remaking itself every few weeks.”
“Donâ€™t make a sound Iâ€™ll be your voice You donâ€™t need to be afraid Anymore Iâ€™ll shine a light out in the dark Guide you here no matter how far”
“You know, a few months ago, I made a terrible mistake. I realized something, and instead of crushing the thought the moment it came I... I let it hang on, and now I know it to be true. And I'm afraid it's stuck in my head forever. These are the best days of our lives. It's a terrible thing to know, but I know it.”

Source : "Fictional character: The Count". "The Boat That Rocked", www.imdb.com. April 1, 2009.
“Our revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of mans experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be the heirs of all the revolutions of the world, of all the liberation struggles of the peoples of the Third World. We draw the lessons of the American revolution.”
“Man will have replicated his own intelligence not when he teaches a computer to reason but when he teaches a computer to have a nagging feeling in its circuits.”
“The notion of a healthy society, of capable people who are able to enjoy life, arose in the liberal, middle-class, leftist and non-religious segments of society. The euthanasia idea came from neither the radical right-wing nor the conservative corner. It was and remains part of the modern age and progressive thought.”
“The parent who could see his boy as he really is, would shake his head and say: 'Willie is no good; I'll sell him.”

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