Long before you knew what death was you were wishing it on someone else. - Ray Bradbury

Do you ever wonder if — well, if there are people living on the third planet?'
'The third planet is incapable of supporting life,' stated the husband patiently. 'Our scientists have said there's far too much oxygen in their atmosphere.

And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is gift and a privilege, not a right. We must earn life once it has been awarded us. Life asks for rewards back because it has favored us with animation. So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all.

“Recant!” Create a voice “confess and recant! Recant!”
“There is nothing to confess, therefore no need for recantation,” said the old man quietly.