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“Sons of suicide often think of killing themselves at the end of the day, when their blood sugar is low.”
― God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
― God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
“On high, the succulent leaves whispered in peace and joy, and the boughs of the living tress slowly stirred themselves, looking down in majesty on the dead tree that lay flat out on the ground.”
― Three Deaths
― Three Deaths
“Would you mind telling me where this road will take me?' 'This road?' The man put down the hook, leant on the handle, and stared at him. 'This road will take you wherever you want to go, son.”
― Small Things Like These
― Small Things Like These
“Maybe the Man isn't able.' 'I suppose.' She reached over and sighed, turned out the light. 'Always there's one that has to pull the short straw.”
― Small Things Like These
― Small Things Like These
“Here, too, the further back he went the more life there was. More goodness in life, more of life itself. The two things were merging. 'It's like the pain getting worse and worse - all of my life has been getting worse and worse,' he thought. There was one point of light back there at the beginning of life, but after that everything had been getting blacker and blacker. ' In inverse proportion to the square distance from death,' he thought.”
― The Death of Ivan Ilych
― The Death of Ivan Ilych
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