Life is beautiful, as long as it consumes you. When it is rushing thro…

D. H. Lawrence
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Life is beautiful, as long as it consumes you. When it is rushing through you, destroying you, life is gorgeous, glorious. It's when you burn a slow fire and save fuel, that life's not worth having.
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