“ A man who has lived as I have lived has his bitter moments when he ponders over human destiny. ”
Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone (1868). copy citation
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
|---|---|
| Source | The Moonstone |
| Topic | destiny living |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/155/155-h/155-h.htm |
Context
“I have speculated on the chance of your feeling a passing curiosity about what he wanted to say, and of my being able to satisfy it. Is there no excuse for my intruding myself on you? Perhaps there is some excuse. A man who has lived as I have lived has his bitter moments when he ponders over human destiny. You have youth, health, riches, a place in the world, a prospect before you. You, and such as you, show me the sunny side of human life, and reconcile me with the world that I am leaving, before I go.”
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