Wish

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I hope I die before I get old.

The Who

My Generation

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Topic

Old age

Speaker

The Who

Source

My Generation

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Statement Type

Wish

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Townshend, Peter. My Generation. Performed by The Who. Brunswick Records, 1965.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.

Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire

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Topic

Learning from adversity

Author

Edward Abbey

Source

Desert Solitaire

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Wish

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. McGraw-Hill, 1968, preface.

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

Simone de Beauvoir

The Blood of Others

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Topic

Liberation

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

The Blood of Others

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Wish

Language

French

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Sang des autres [The Blood of Others]. Gallimard, 1945, ch. 5.

I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline.

Ayn Rand

The Fountainhead

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Topic

New York City

Speaker

Gail Wynand

Author

Ayn Rand

Source

The Fountainhead

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Wish

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. Bobbs Merrill, 1943, pt. 3, ch. 4.

Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Psalm 55:6

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Topic

Flying like a bird Man and animals Escape

Source

Psalms The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Wish

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 55:6).