This evening, which I have tried to spirit away, is a strange burden to me. While time moves on, while the day will soon end and I already wish it gone, there are men who have entrusted all their hopes to it, all their love and their last efforts. There are dying men or others who are waiting for a debt to come due, who wish that tomorrow would never come. There are others for whom the day will break like a pang of remorse; and others who are tired, for whom the night will never be long enough to give them the rest that they need. And I - who have lost my day - what right do I have to wish that tomorrow comes? . AlainFournier
About This Quote

As a writer, I have watched my characters suffer and fight for what they have always wanted. I have also read about people who have forced themselves to put all their hopes and dreams on a day. In one way, those people are perceptive as they know that tomorrow will come no matter what they do. However, those people are also selfish as all of those dreams and wishes will not be realized for them if they have not been successful today. In the end, there is nothing more selfish than wishing someone else would fail so that you can feel better yourself.

Source: Le Grand Meaulnes

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