"The saddest word in the whole wide world is almost.
He was almost in love.
She was almost good enough for him.
He almost stopped her.
She almost waited.
He almost lived.
They almost made it."

Almost.
"The saddest word in the whole wide world is almost.
He was almost in love.
She was almost good enough for him.
He almost stopped her.
She almost waited.
He almost lived.
They almost made it."