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When people think your days are numbered, they're really very nice to you. It's only when you're trying to get on in the world that they bring their claws out.

— 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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I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your own potential.

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