We don't admit it to ourselves, not until the very moment of death, but in that moment, we see all life before us and we understand how we chose, every day of our lives, the manner of our death.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 17.
- work
- Red Prophet (1988)
- year
- 1988
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“We don't admit it to ourselves, not until the very moment of…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-D91489F620. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/d91489f620
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