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“And this stillness of life did not the least resemble a peace.”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

“Anyone, Eliza is thinking, who describes dying as ‘slipping away’ or ‘peaceful’ has never witnessed it happen. Death is violent, death is a struggle. The body clings to life, as ivy to a wall, and will not easily let go, will not surrender its grip without a fight.”
― Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet

“How hard were the bones in the hand of an adult, how tender and soft the flesh of a child, how easy to bend and strain those young, unfinished bones.”
― Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet

“Women sleep so soundly they seem to be dead. Who knows? Women may live in order to sleep.”
― Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human