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"The truth is that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players are only players."
"The thing about Proust is his combination of the utmost sensibility with the utmost tenacity. He searches out these butterfly shades to the last grain. He is as tough as catgut and as evanescent as a butterfly's bloom."
"Last night there seemed to be a chance. Anything was possible last night. That was the trouble with last nights. They were always followed by this mornings."
"In order to have a change of fortune at the last minute, you have to take your fortune to the last minute."
"The thing about stories is you have to pick the ones that last."
"Many an ancient lord's last words have been, 'You can't kill me because I've got magic aaargh.'"
"for better or worse, it is the commentator who has the last word."
"I wish everyone could wake up with a birdie on your shoulder, reminding them that this could be your last day."
"I've always wanted to work with Cameron Crowe. I've auditioned for him several times for various projects over the last ten years, and I've always admired the way he worked with me."
"Your shower is ready - I turned it on last night."
"What's so interesting about the internet - I keep saying this - is the web has gotten worse over the last five years as opposed to better."
"John Irving once told me he doesn't start a novel until he knows the last sentence. I said, 'My God, Irving, isn't that like working in a factory?'"
"I find that doing the drums last, coming from a drum history, really works well for me."
"The only thing that's changed for me is that I've figured out a new way to do this; when I go to record, I like to do the drums last, if that makes any sense to you."
"So the days, the last days, blow about in a memory, hazy autumnal, all alike as leaves: until a day unlike any other I've lived"
"Every time there was an unspoken promise that this would be the last time, but it would only be the last time until the next time."
"When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital so that IT professionals can provide systems that last."
"Adversity finds at last the man whom she has often passed by."
"Marketers have to move upstream now. We have to stop being the last step in the process and start being the first step."
"Design is the last great competitive advantage."
