Death can be successfully put out of mind for the simple reason that it is beyond human experience. … - Lidiya Ginzburg - Quotesmemo.com

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Lidiya Ginzburg

Death can be successfully put out of mind for the simple reason that it is beyond human experience. Death is either the abstract concept of nonexistence or the emotion of fear.

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