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And now everyone returning from an armed conflict is called a hero too. In the old days you had to commit specific acts of valor during war; now you just need to turn up. These days when a war is on, heroism seems to mean 'attendance.'

— Steve Toltz A Fraction of the Whole (2008)

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The denial of death rushes people into an early grave, and if you are not careful, they will take you with them.

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