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“And one day a small girl looked at me when I took her, all icy and distant and vain, and she said, "how would you like it?"
That was all she said, but it hurt me and it made me think.

[...]

You see, when someone's died, mostly they're a bit shaken, or hurt, or angry or worse. And all they need is a kind word, and a friendly face.

People may not be ready for my gift, but they get it anyway. The sunless lands are far away, and the journey is hard, and most of you will be glad of the company of a friend.

At the end, each of us stands naked.
At the end, each of us stands alone.

And since I figured that out—it's not exactly deep, but it took me a long time to understand it—it's been pretty good.

I've met so many cool things and people and worlds. I've learned so much.
Lots of people don't have jobs they love doing, don't they?
Anyway, I'm really very lucky.

So, I'll be seeing you.”
― Neil Gaiman, Death - A Winter's Tale

“It's a pity they make themselves so unapproachable,' he said. 'It would be curious to know how they live on another planet, we might learn a thing or two.”
― H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds

“Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion.”
― Jeremy Taylor

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984