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‘We die once when the last breath leaves our bodies. We die a second time when the last person speaks our name.’ The first death is beyond our control, but the second one we can strive to prevent.”
Insightful proverb from The Book of Lost Friends.
“We die once when the last breath leaves our bodies. We die a second time when the last person speaks our name.’ The first death is beyond our control, but the second one we can strive to prevent.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“What did it matter if something scared you, when it simply had to be done?”
― The Alice Network
― The Alice Network
“I stubbed my toe going to the gallows”
― Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
― Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
“life is a wild, impetuous ride. There could be good shit up ahead, don’t rule it out.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“That’s what hope feels like: the best air you’ve ever breathed after the worst fall you’ve ever taken. It hurts.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
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