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> [“He secretly believed that his greatest gift to the world would be to take that sadness with him when he was buried.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/he-secretly-believed-that-his-greatest-gift-to-the-world-would-be-to/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

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## More by Douglas Watson

> [“One day it occurred to her that if she was going to go through life feeling as if she'd done something wrong, she might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/one-day-it-occurred-to-her-that-if-she-was-going-to-go-through-life/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

> [“Never break a taboo because you want to be the one to break it. Break it because you want to see what the pieces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/never-break-a-taboo-because-you-want-to-be-the-one-to-break-it-break/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

> [“There's been a war, he thought (picturing the charred corpses that day's newspaper had shown), but we're all supposed to just get on with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/there-s-been-a-war-he-thought-picturing-the-charred-corpses-that-day/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

> [“He secretly believed that his greatest gift to the world would be to take that sadness with him when he was buried.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/he-secretly-believed-that-his-greatest-gift-to-the-world-would-be-to/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

> [“In any case it pleased him to imagine himself secretly in league with secret beings who appreciated the finer things in life, like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/in-any-case-it-pleased-him-to-imagine-himself-secretly-in-league-with/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

> [“Of course, everyone's days are numbered. Most people don't know the number, is all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-watson/of-course-everyone-s-days-are-numbered-most-people-don-t-know-the/)

[Douglas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-watson/)

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