"Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are 'It might have been.'"
— Cat's Cradle

January 1, 1970

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This is a variation of the poem "Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf Whittier: "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"