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And there are always people who find their lives have become so unsupportable they believe the best thing they could do would be to hasten their transition to another plane of existence.” “They kill themselves, you mean?” said Bod. He was
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“Sometimes I wonder if we have misunderstood the notion of freedom. We prize “freedom to” so much more than “freedom from.”
― The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
― The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
“There was only so much a mother could ask a daughter to bear before that bond became bondage.”
― What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
― What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
“When one achieves immortality, one must find purpose beyond the struggle to live,”
― Edgedancer
― Edgedancer
“I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary?”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“but to forget is a far greater sin than to remember too well.”
― The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
― The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
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