Important thing is not the me that's lying here, but the me that's sit…

Ray Bradbury
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Important thing is not the me that's lying here, but the me that's sitting on the edge of the bed looking back at me, and the me that's downstairs cooking supper, or out in the garage under the car, or in the library reading. All the new parts, they count. I'm not really dying today. No person ever died that had a family. ✨ Ray Bradbury (1980). The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
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