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But at my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying near. (Andrew Marvell)

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. (Ayn Rand)

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. (Oscar Wilde)