Mary Roach
I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.
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The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man...When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody...You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean...It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist...Hmmm, immediate gratification...He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves...