Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much worse--hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life. Animal Farm
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. A Tale of Two Cities
History, as well as life itself, is complicated; neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Can't bring back time. Like holding water in your hand. Ulysses
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