Originally Posted by Ashenden:
“' 'Too Late', the saddest words in the English language '
Dennis Wheatley, 'The Second Seal'”
“' 'Too Late', the saddest words in the English language '
Dennis Wheatley, 'The Second Seal'”
Reminds me of:
'What could have been. What should have been. These are the saddest phrases in our English language.'
Daphne Du Maurier, The King's General
Then the similarity reminds me of:
'The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you'd thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you've never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it's as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.'
From The History Boys.
The best usable advice I've put into practice was from Sirius Black in Harry Potter. Don't have a meeting in a near-empty location because you're much easier to overhear. I also near-quoted Dumbledore in a government meeting once and everyone nodded like I was being super-wise




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