The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on, so treasure memories, for what is gone is gone.
— Father Time (Red Skelton)
16 seconds sound clip from the Rudolph's Shiny New Year movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:38 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- In a way, it's like an old king stepping down, and a new one taking his place.
- A Baby New Year starts out every January the 1st... innocent and young as springtime.
- The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on.
- You can't hold back the clock, it just ticks on and on.
- The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on, so treasure memories, for what is gone is gone.
- And oh, you may swear that time told you no it's great just to be alive.
- And as midnight nears, the old year waits. And all the clocks count down his last moments.
- And the magic diamond is lowered to signify the end and the beginning.
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