The good always die young
I wonder why she said "The good always die young".
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" I never could quite understand it, but it seems to be an ironic comment on the unfairness of life, that wicked people live longer than good people by the power of their very wickedness. Our cartoon lady is so old that she considers 94 young. It is not supposed to be funny, and good thing, because it isn't.
- " I never could quite understand it, but it seems to be an ironic comment on the unfairness of life, that wicked people live longer than good people by the power of their very wickedness.
- Our cartoon lady is so old that she considers 94 young.
- It is not supposed to be funny, and good thing, because it isn't.
- It is supposed to be bittersweet and droll, which it isn't quite, either.
- Maybe you have to be 95 to get it.
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There is a proverb that goes "The good die young." I never could quite understand it, but it seems to be an ironic comment on the unfairness of life, that wicked people live longer than good people by the power of their very wickedness. Our cartoon lady is so old that she considers 94 young. It is not supposed to be funny, and good thing, because it isn't. It is supposed to be bittersweet and
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