That which resembles most living one's life over again, seems to be to recall all the circumstances of it and, to render this remembrance more durable, to record them in writing. (Benjamin Franklin)

That which resembles most living one's life over again, seems to be to recall all the circumstances of it and, to render this remembrance more durable, to record them in writing.

Benjamin Franklin

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