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Jak powiedział Shakespeare, jeśli umrę w tym roku, nie będę musiał umierać w następnym.

“But the absence of fighting or hatred or desire also means the opposites do not exist either. No joy, no communion, no love. Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise; without the despair of loss, there is no hope.” 334

“Okay, I may have been destined to disintegrate in the very near future, but I wasn’t prepared to be pate for some creature from the black lagoon. I wanted to die under the sun.” 299

“Ah, to lie back and look at the sky. I’d go to the barber, get a shave, stroll over to Gaien Park, lie down and gaze up at the blue. Maybe sip an ice-cold beer. Just the thing, while waiting for the end of the world.” 305

“In the absence of talk, the cry of empty earth pours into the room and fills our silence.” 292

“Please come back. Let me hear you play the instrument.” 296 🥺