![]() Yogis use this quote as 'a great reminder' not the miss the precious moments in even the most challenging of days by forgetting to be 'present and aware'. What's interesting about this one is the enthusiasm with which it has been gripped by religious type people as teaching tool for the masses. Not generally a good time to correct people's use of source material.įor the record - no, Pooh didn't have this exchange with Piglet in any Milne book or Disney movie, but it is a popular Pooh misquote nonetheless. Opportunities for being a insufferable know-it-all by pointing out that, erm actually, that isn't a Milne quote, are somewhat limited however as most often this quote appears to crop up in reference to bereavements. Full quote: "I remember the words that Dick Buek said to me the last time I saw him: How lucky I am to have known someone and something that saying goodbye is so damned awful." If you wanna hear the full quote in situ, check out this clip from the last minutes of the film "The Other Side of the Mountain". Exactly the sort of thing that the recently departed Stella Young would scoffingly refer to as inspiration porn. ![]() Lots of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps is involved. Apparently her best friend also gets polio, then she meets some guy, falls in love, then he dies tragically. The origin of this quote is in fact a 1975 movie called " The Other Side of the Mountain" about Jill Kinmont, whose chance at competing in the 1956 Winter Olympics is scuppered when she is paralyzed during a skiing accident. I've also seen this quote attributed to the movie "Annie!", which is also completely wrong. This quote does not turn up in any Milne text at all neither does it turn up in any Disney movies involving Pooh and chums. However, this attribution is completely wrong. ![]() Above is one example of this quote from the intertubes, presented using crappy-typewriter font to make the text look more authentic. I definitely agree that this quote is most frequently attributed to Pooh in general, if not to Milne specifically. "How about the quote 'how lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.' I assumed it was in the final chapter when Christopher Robin goes to school but it is not there. A request from a reader! How could I resist. ![]()
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