You have to appreciate where you have come from to know who you are in the present and whom you would like to be in the future.
Anybody who talks about the future is a bastard, it's the present that counts. Invoking posterity is like making speeches to worms.
Journey to the End of the Night
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Anybody who talks about the future is a bastard, it's the present that counts. Invoking posterity is like making speeches to worms.
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