No present like the time?
Wasn't it supposed to be "There's no time like the present"?
shareYes, but that's the point, which is why it struck Maggie Smith's character enough to quote it in her letter.
Just like when he says to her "your command is my wish." These juxtaposed words is meant to intentionally get one to think....really think.
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Sic vis pacem para bellum.
Yes, what is said above. Plus, very simply, he's implying that the time he is able to spend with his niece (in taking her to the clinic) is a gift.
Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
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