Linguistically Speaking

Wonder What Wilde Wants

In this world there are only two tragedies.
One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan (1892)
barbara... - 10. Sep, 19:36

And if you want a tragedy? Will not getting one be one, too?

(..I think this teaching stuff is going to my head...)

 
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