“When I go forwards, you go backwards
And somewhere we will meet”
Thom Yorke (1968) English musician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter
"Electioneering"
Lyrics, OK Computer (1997)
“There is little point in teaching anything backwards. The whole object of life, Headmistress, is to go forwards.”
— Roald Dahl, book Matilda
Source: Matilda
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