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“Their past is littered with the unburied bodies of the people they chose never to become.”
― Middlegame
― Middlegame
“Like any reasonable human, I do not like harming innocent people, but like any reasonable human, I do not consider the wealthy to be innocent people.”
― The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home
― The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home
“Truth does not care if it feels true or not. It is true nonetheless" -Pet”
― Pet
― Pet
“Remind myself that there is no saving of people—people can only save themselves. The best you can do is help when they're ready.”
― The Flatshare
― The Flatshare
“In many ways, women are death's natural companions. Every time a woman gives birth, she is creating not only a life, but a death. Samuel Beckett wrote that women "give birth astride of a grave." Mother Nature is indeed a real mother, creating and destroying in a constant loop.”
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
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