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War is being reminded that you are completely at the mercy of death at every moment, without the illusion that you are not. Without the distractions that make life worth living.
War is being reminded that you are completely at the mercy of death at every moment, without the illusion that you are not. Without the distractions that make life worth living.
Approximate author period: c. 1962 AD · modern
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- Francesca Lia Block
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- Approximate author period: c. 1962 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1962; activity date not established; Wikidata Q434695, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434695 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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