Isn’t that the fantasy? If I go back in time, knowing what people back then didn’t know, then I can change history! But history made you what you are. And it’s bigger than any one man.

Dexter Palmer
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The fantasy of being able to change the past is one which many people have. The idea that by going back in time and changing things, you can create a different future.

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