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Alexandre Dumas quote about time from The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) - It is a chain of recollections—an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places—which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.

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Quotes by Alexandre Dumas · Quotes from The Count of Monte Cristo · Quotes about time · Quotes about memory · Quotes about present · Quotes about place · Quotes about recollection

“ It is a chain of recollections—an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places—which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place. ”

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Author

Alexandre Dumas

Source

The Count of Monte Cristo

Topic

time memory present place recollection

Date

1845

Language

English

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Alexandre Dumas quote about time from The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) - It is a chain of recollections—an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places—which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.

Alexandre Dumas quote about time from The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) - It is a chain of recollections—an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places—which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.

Alexandre Dumas quote about time from The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) - It is a chain of recollections—an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places—which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.

Alexandre Dumas quote about time from The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) - It is a chain of recollections—an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places—which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.