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Because every time you see them happy you remember how sad they're going to be. And it breaks your heart. Because what's the point in them being happy now if they're going to be sad later. The answer is, of course, because they a re going to be sad later.
Because every time you see them happy you remember how sad they're going to be. And it breaks your heart. Because what's the point in them being happy now if they're going to be sad later. The answer is, of course, because they a re going to be sad later.
Approximate author period: c. 1988 AD · modern
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- Steven Moffat
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- Approximate author period: c. 1988 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Steven Moffat, based on documented activity in 1988. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461003 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461003 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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