continuity (12) "It's Supposed To Be Automatic But Actually You Have To Press This Button"
Stand on Zanzibar (1968)
“The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike”
Source: Dr. Faustus
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English dramatist, poet and translator 1564–1593Related quotes

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