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The sad fact is there are no natural deaths, despite what doctors say. Every death is felt by someone as a murder, the unjust taking of a loved being....more

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Just as music is noise that makes sense, a painting is colour that makes sense, so a story is life that makes sense.

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Henry had written a novel because there was a hole in him that needed filling, a question that needed answering, a patch of canvas that needed paintin...more

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Afterwards, when it's all over, you meet God. What do you say to God?

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The individual soul touches upon the world soul like a well reaches for the water table. That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language,...more

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A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can get.

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To lose a brother is to lose someone with whom you can share the experience of growing old, who is supposed to bring you a sister-in-law and nieces an...more

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Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly...more

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If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn't love hard to believe? Don't you bully me with your politeness! Love is hard to be...more

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Time and sunshine healed a sore, but the process was slow, and new boils appeared if I didn't stay dry.

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I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it ...more

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The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity--it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealou...more

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Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZO...more