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Next she turned the gun upward and thrust the muzzle into her mouth. Now it was aimed directly at her cerebrum-- the gray labyrinth where consciousnes...more

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There is one thing I can say for certain: the older a person gets, the lonelier he becomes. It's true for everyone. But maybe that isn't wrong. What I...more

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The new day is almost here, but the old one is still dragging its heavy skirts. Just as ocean water and river water struggle against each other at a r...more

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Even at a time like this, the street is bright enough and filled with people coming and going—people with places to go and people with no place to go;...more

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Exactly. When is comes to anything halfway important, you just don't get it. It's amazing to me that you can put a piece of fiction together''Yeah, we...more

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People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible...more

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It was a strange feeling, like touching a void.

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Your heart is like a great river after a long spell of rain, spilling over its banks. All signposts that once stood on the ground are gone, inundated ...more

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Every once in a while she'll get worked up and cry like that. But that's ok. She's letting her feelings out. The scary thing is not being able to do t...more

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It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she were gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart,...more

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I should have learned many things from that experience, but when I look back on it, all I gained was one single, undeniable fact. That ultimately I am...more

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There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be redone. Come this tar, and...more

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There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be undone. Come this far, and...more

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It was as if-this is something I thought of only later, of course-she was gently peeling bcd one layer after another hat covered a person's heart, a v...more

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In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be.