Act, implores the Ghost of Future Regret. I shan't give you another chance. Author: David Mitchell Copy Quote More from David Mitchell “The spirit was willing but the flesh was weak.” “Time is what stops history happening at once; time is the speed at which the pa…” “Too cowardly to be a warrior, but not enough of a coward to lie down and roll o…” “An abyss cannot be crossed in two steps.”