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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.


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BECCA FITZPATRICK We wish we had done it sooner, but even then, you wonder would that have changed anything?
JACK FORD I needed another soda. I’d only had six since breakfast.
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CHARLES MOOSE We're glad to see it. We wish they did it sooner.
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NICHOLAS SPARKS Yeah, I wish he'd have gotten it to me sooner. But I was able to get it and score the touchdown.
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OSCAR WILDE (OSCAR FINGAL O'FLAHERTIE WILDE) Tell them I've had a wonderful life.
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KATHRYN STOCKETT I’ve never had anyone’s approval, so I’ve learned to live without it.
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JAMES SPITZ And I’ve realized that the Beatles got it wrong. Love isn’t all we need- love is all there is.
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