He must not merely cling to life, for then he will be a coward, and wi…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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He must not merely cling to life, for then he will be a coward, and will not escape. He must not merely wait for death, for then he will be a suicide, and will not escape. He must seek his life in a spirit of furious indifference to it. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.69, Simon and Schuster
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