You are too young to know how the world changes everyday,' said Mrs Creakle, 'and how the people in it pass away. But we all have to learn it, David; some of us when we are young, some of us when we are old, some of us at all times in our lives. β¨ Charles Dickens (2016). David Copperfield (World Classics, Unabridged), p.92, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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