We mourn the blossoms of May because they are to whither; but we know that May is one day to have its revenge upon November, by the revolution of that solemn circle which never stops---which teaches us in our height of hope, ever to be sober, and in our depth of desolation, never to despair. William Peter Blatty
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The final words of William Makepeace Thackeray’s “The Adventures of Philip, Marquis of Mountmorres” are meant to convey the true meaning of life. No matter how bad things may get, life is never over.

Source: The Exorcist

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