It is a long way from Combourg to Berlin, from a youthful dreamer to an old minister. I find among the words preceding these: 'In how many places have I already continued writing these Memoirs, and in what place will I finish them?'

In Berlin, (March 1821); Book IV, Chapter 1: Berlin – Potsdam – Frederick. - Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1848 – 1850)