Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it c… - Paul Theroux

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Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art.

Paul Theroux

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Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American travel writer and novelist.

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