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The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past. – Robertson Davies, A Voice from the Attic

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Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. – Franklin Pierce Adams

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What is the charm that makes old things so sweet? – Sarah Doudney, “Between the Lights,” c.1875

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