So," she said, "living all this time has been to no purpose, basically." "True, but that hardly distinguishes me from anybody else, does it?" "But sh… - Iain Banks

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So," she said, "living all this time has been to no purpose, basically."
"True, but that hardly distinguishes me from anybody else, does it?"
"But shouldn't it, or there's no point?"
"No. Living either never has any point, or is always its own point; being a naturally cheery soul, I lean toward the latter. However, just having done more of it than another person doesn't really make much difference.