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“Another remarkable thing about the dead is that they are all ages, preserved at every age you ever knew them, and at no age at all.”

Quote by Dara Horn

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Dara Horn
Dara Horn

Dara Horn is an American novelist born in 1977. Her works are known for their profound character development and complex narrative structures, covering themes such as history, religion, and identity. more

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“Whatever this is that I am, it is a little flesh and breath, and the ruling part. Throw away thy books; no longer distract thyself: it is not allowed; but as if thou wast now dying, despise the flesh; it is blood and bones and a network, a contexture of nerves, veins, and arteries. See the breath also, what kind of a thing it is, air, and not always the same, but every moment sent out and again sucked in. The third then is the ruling part: consider thus: Thou art an old man; no longer let this be a slave, no longer be pulled by the strings like a puppet to unsocial movements, no longer be either dissatisfied with thy present lot, or shrink from the future.”