"There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it."
— Man and Superman

January 1, 1970

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p.174; Statement by Mendoza, who some have declared an Oscar Wilde-like figure; this line is apparently derived from one of Wilde's in Act III of Lady Windermere's Fan (1892): In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.