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“Mr. Trask, do you think the thoughts of people suddenly become important at a given age? Do you have sharper feelings or clearer thoughts now than when you were ten? Do you see as well, hear as well, taste as vitally? […] It’s one of the great fallacies that time gives much of anything but years and sadness to a man.”
“And memory.”
“Yes, memory. Without that, time would be unarmed against us.”
— Apr 04, 2026 09:25AM
“And memory.”
“Yes, memory. Without that, time would be unarmed against us.”
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