Death never mattered at those times - in the early days I even used to…

Graham Greene
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Death never mattered at those times - in the early days I even used to pray for it: the shattering annihilation that would prevent for ever the getting up, the putting on of clothes, the wathchign her torch trail across to the opposite side of the common like the tail-light of a low car driving away. ✨ Books that make you cry: share your weepiest moments by Moira Redmond, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2014.
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