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" The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it. "

Mary Catherine Bateson

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" Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal. "

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" I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. "

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" I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. "

" Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end. "

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