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Galileo probably would have escaped persecution if his discoveries could have been disproved.

Richard Whately (1856). “Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley”, p.153

I am always frustrated when I see situations that could have been handled simpler.

"Putting Life in Perspective: Renée Lawless". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

God, I wish you could have been there.

J.D. Salinger (1951). “The Catcher in the Rye”

I am not, and never was, and never could have been, a brutal scoundrel.

Vladimir Nabokov (2011). “The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated”, p.204, Vintage

They could have been removed. They could have been hidden. They could have been destroyed.

"Blair: Iraqi WMD May Never Be Found", www.foxnews.com. July 6, 2004.