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Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste
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"Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste"

- Harold Brodkey

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This quote by Harold Brodkey talks to the inevitability of death and the fear and fear that it can bring. It recommends that death is a force that can not be avoided, which it is a fight that should be dealt with. The expression "head to head in an overall crash" indicates that death is a powerful and unstoppable force, and that it is a fight that can not be avoided. The phrase "pure and shared distaste" suggests that death is something that is not invited, which it is something that is feared and feared. This quote talks to the universal worry of death and the inevitability of it. It suggests that death is something that needs to be faced, and that it is something that is not invited. It is a suggestion that death belongs of life, and that it is something that needs to be accepted.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Harold Brodkey between October 25, 1930 and January 26, 1996. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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