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> [“But what is the sense in forever speculating what might have happened had such and such a moment turned out differently? One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/but-what-is-the-sense-in-forever-speculating-what-might-have-happened/)

[Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/)

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> [“But what is the sense in forever speculating what might have happened had such and such a moment turned out differently? One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/but-what-is-the-sense-in-forever-speculating-what-might-have-happened-3/)

[Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/)

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> [“In any case, while it is all very well to talk of 'turning points', one can surely only recognise such moments in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/in-any-case-while-it-is-all-very-well-to-talk-of-turning-points-one/)

[Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/)

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