Ilya Zhitomirskiy (1989–2011) software developer
As quoted in Obituary by RayClaire at Glint (16 November 2011) http://r-c-d.diaryland.com/111117_11.html
“It is all just the universe doing its stuff, and we are the stuff it is being done to.”
Source: Levels of Life
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