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Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

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Death loves death, not life. Dying people love to know that others die with them; it is a comfort to learn you are not alone in the kiln, in the grave...more

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Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes ...more

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The dust was antique spice, burnt maple leaves, a prickling blue that teemed and sifted to earth. Swarming its own shadows, the dust filtered over the...more

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When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die.