WIST Quotations moves again!Jul 10, 2024

A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

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The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won’t have that to worry about anymore.
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The Neurotic's Notebook, ch. 10 (1963) - McLaughlin, Mignon | WIST Quotations

The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Nov 6, 2023

A quotation from Shakespeare, William:

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O gods, who is ‘t can say “I am at the worst”?
I am worse than e’er I was. […]
And worse I may be yet: the worst is not,
So long as we can say, “This is the worst.”
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https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/20214/

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King Lear, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 27ff (4.1.27-31) [Edgar] (1606) - Shakespeare, William | WIST Quotations

O gods, who is 't can say "I am at the worst"? I am worse than e’er I was. [...] And worse I may be yet: the worst is not, So long as we can say, "This is the worst."

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