"All changes, even the most longed for, have their
melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part
of ourselves; we must die to one life before we
can enter another."
-- Anatole France (1844-1924)
melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part
of ourselves; we must die to one life before we
can enter another."
-- Anatole France (1844-1924)
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