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“He had been thinking about how easy it was to stay alive now that he didn't care about being alive anymore.”

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In this novel, the protagonist undergoes a transformative journey that intertwines with the customs and rituals of his Native American heritage. more

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Leslie Marmon Silko

Leslie Marmon Silko is an American writer known for her unique Native American background and literary style. Her works delve into themes such as race, cultural identity, and feminism. more

“But it ain't having a weak heart that lets you live as long as I have. It ain't even living that makes you live as long as me. All that shit about living a "full life" and all that. You can make love to all the women you want, make millions or dollars or eat out of a Campbell's soup can most of your life like I have. It doesn't matter for shit. What matters is outliving. Choose something, or someone, to outlive and there ain't a thing that can kill you.”

Death Living Outliving

Book:The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All

Source: The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All

“I developed atopic asthma after living an allergy free life until my forties.”

Life Living Free Asthma Developed Nose Sneezing Allergy Forties Atopic

Author:Steven Magee

“The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.”

Wisdom Knowledge Sufism Sufis

Book:The Sufis

Source: The Sufis

“Life is what every living thing has.”

Life Motivational Living

Author:Lailah Gifty Akita

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