“It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.”
Emelina, Animal Dreams.
Animal Dreams (1990)
“A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.”
Source: Travels with Charley: In Search of America
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