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Everything that happens before Death is what counts.

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Ray BradburySomething Wicked This Way Comes

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Writing keeps death at bay. Every book I write is a triumph over death. ... If we did not know we’d die, we’d wander around and sleep like cats.

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Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.

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Stuff your eyes with wonder," he said, "live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for ...

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The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me.

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Death loves death, not life. Dying people love to know that others die with them; it is a comfort to learn you are not alone in the kiln, in the grave...