James JoyceCan't bring back time. Like holding water in your hand.
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If you have the chance to relive a moment in time, but have no control over how long it lasts, what would you do? Would you push for a few seconds more, a few seconds less, or nothing at all? We cannot go back in time and change things that have already been done. To do so would be to play with the past and create a future that never was. In other words, playing with time is pointless.
Source: Ulysses
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