Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can't be ignored any…

Aldous Huxley
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Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can't be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh? ✨ Aldous Huxley (2015). Time Must Have a Stop, p.181, Random House
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