If ever you get to be my age, said the old woman, you will know all th…

Neil Gaiman
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If ever you get to be my age, said the old woman, you will know all there is to know about regrets, and you will know that one more, here or there, will make no difference in the long run.
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If ever you get to be my age, said the old woman, you will know all there is to know about regrets, and you will know that one more, here or there, will make no difference in the long run.

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