“Nevertheless, something will come of all this,” I said. “Nothing,” he said. “A brief pulsation in the black… — John Gardner
“Nevertheless, something will come of all this,” I said.
“Nothing,” he said. “A brief pulsation in the black hole of eternity. My advice to you—”
“Wait and see,” I said.
He shook his head. “My advice to you, my violent friend, is to seek out gold and sit on it.”
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