Every second of your definitionally temporary consciousness, you are c…

John Green
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Every second of your definitionally temporary consciousness, you are choosing how you spend something that will not last forever.
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Every second of your definitionally temporary consciousness, you are choosing how you spend something that will not last forever.

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