"Banish the fear from men's hearts and they wouldn't live a day. Who would want this nightmare, but for fear of the next? The shadow of the ax hangs over every joy...
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...Every road ends in death, every friendship, every love. Torment, loss, betrayal, pain. Suffering. Age. Indignity. Hideous, lingering illness. And all of it with a single conclusion."
--- Cormac McCarthy