I was struck by an awful thought, the kind that cannot be taken back once it escapes into the open air of consciousness; it seemed to me that this was not a place you go to live. It was a place you go to die.
The things you escape have the ability to catch you, one or other day! Stop running away! Meet them and defeat them!
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The things you escape have the ability to catch you, one or other day! Stop running away! Meet them and defeat them!
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