“Remember that finding God will mean the funeral of all sorrows.”
Yukteswar Giri (1855–1936) Indian yogi and guru
Autobiography of a Yogi (1946)
“Funerals in México are also about drowning sorrow with liquor. The coffee is spiked with tequila”
Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa (2006)
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