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Bertrand Russell
“Fear of death is not wisdom, since no one knows whether death may not be the greater good.”
Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy

John Wyndham
“I never knew the joy, energy and ambitions which are in youth - yet I know the loss and I feel that I have been robbed of my heritage. You can dream of the future and of your children's future: we can dream of nothing but the past.”
John Wyndham, Stowaway to Mars

Voltaire
“You're a harsh man," said Candide.
"I have lived, that's all," replied Martin.”
Voltaire, Candide

Kristy McGinnis
“At what point was it morally reprehensible to bring a life into a chaotic, toxic world?”
Kristy McGinnis, Motion of Intervals

John Derbyshire
“We are a rugged species, up for anything the universe can throw at us; and as the great gloominaries knew, we will be immeasurably better prepared for nasty surprises if we approach the universe realistically — pessimistically — than if we continue to peer out at our surroundings through a distorting, rose-colored prism of wish-fulfillment fantasy.”
John Derbyshire, We Are Doomed: Reclaiming Conservative Pessimism

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