Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
I'm just coming to terms with the fact that, within the next few years, I will return to dust - and what will be my legacy? Some disappointed women and a chap with a damaged spleen.

There's no time left to build an empire or write a great novel. All will have been in vain.
Were you hoping to build an empire or write a great novel particularly? Because I have to tell you that empire builders and novelists don't seem terribly happy, either.

Anyway, if it helps, in a few billion years, our sun will die and our solar system will collapse and there'll be no remnant of anything. I find that very comforting.