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“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”

- François de La Rochefoucauld
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“The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

- Jack London
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“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”

- Ernest Hemingway
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“Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.”

- Elie Wiesel
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A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut talks to readers about the meaning of life

Kurt Vonnegut is undeniably funny, and so is A Man Without a Country. But Vonnegut’s sort-of-memoir goes beyond wry witticism. He distills all that he has learned in his decades on this planet into this one short book. It’s a … Continue reading

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“You live and learn. At any rate, you live.”

- Douglas Adams

 

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