You've faced horrors in these past weeks... I don't know which is worse. The terror you feel the first time you witness such things, or the numbness that comes after it starts to become ordinary.
You may never live long enough to discover who you are, but by the time you reach middle age you will hopefully realize who you are not.
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You may never live long enough to discover who you are, but by the time you reach middle age you will hopefully realize who you are not.
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