In my age, as in my youth, night brings me many a deep remorse. I real…

Mark Twain
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In my age, as in my youth, night brings me many a deep remorse. I realize that from the cradle up I have been like the rest of the race - never quite sane in the night. ✨ Mark Twain (2010). Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review, p.46, Univ of Wisconsin Press
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In my age, as in my youth, night brings me many a deep remorse. I realize that from the cradle up I have been like the rest of the race - never quite sane in the night. ✨ Mark Twain (2010). Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review, p.46, Univ of Wisconsin Press

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