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Cover art by Charles Addams of “Addams Family” fame. This novel (a collection of short stories) was started in 1945 and Ray Bradbury originally intended this to be a collaboration with the artwork of Charles Addams. It was finished in 2000 by Bradbury alone, 55 years later.

"Angelina means like an angel, yes? And Marguerite is a flower?"
"Yes," someone said.
"Well then," murmured Timothy. "Flowers and angels. Not ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. Angels and flowers."
"Let's drink to that," said all.
And they did. pg 153

“Life is a visit, rounded by sleeps.”

Spoken by Angelina Marguerite who rose from the grave and aged backwards to the “Eternity before Time” where she would reenter the womb as “a seed stored in the honeycomb of some maiden/wife, eager for collisions, ripe for life”. pg 151

"Timothy." Einar's wings clamored like kettledrums. Timothy, a thimble, was set on Einar's shoulder. "Cheer up, nephew. How much richer things are for you. Our world is dead. All tombstone-gray. Life's best to those who live least, worth more per ounce, more per ounce!" pg 64