"The questioners had that beautiful detachment and devotion to stern justice of men dealing in death without being in any danger of it."

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Death makes no sense except to people who have passionately loved life. How can one die without having something to part from? Detachment is a negation of both life and death. Whoever has overcome his fear of death has also triumphed over life. For life is nothing but another word for this fear.

— Emile M. Cioran