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The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.
-W. Somerset Maugham
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The Passing Moment Is All We Can

W. Somerset Maugham
The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.
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