“The father hesitated only a moment. He felt the vague pain in his chest. If I run, he thought, what will happen? Is Death important? No. Everything that happens before Death is what counts. And we've done fine tonight. Even Death can't spoil it.”

— Ray Bradbury, book Something Wicked This Way Comes

Source: Something Wicked This Way Comes

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American writer 1920–2012

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