"The first question they ask is: "Why was he eternally surprised?"And they were told: "Wen considered the nature of time and understood the universe is...

By the time you've reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least the beginning of wisdom.
~ Terry Pratchett ~












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