• Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
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    7 days ago

    “It’s not the cough that carries you off. It’s the coffin they carry you off in.” I’ve never really understood this, so I’ll present it here without explanation.

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      7 days ago

      Translation (from what I understand) would be: What actually kills you isn’t the final part of your life. It’s the memories and love of those that care for you.