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The closer we come to the negative, to death, the more we blossom
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"The closer we come to the negative, to death, the more we blossom"

- Montgomery Clift

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This quote by Montgomery Clift talks to the idea that when we come close to death, we have the ability to experience a kind of growth and change. It recommends that when we face our death, we have the ability to appreciate life more deeply and to live it more totally. It suggests that when we come close to death, we have the ability to blossom and to discover a brand-new gratitude for life. This quote encourages us to embrace the unfavorable elements of life, such as death, and to utilize them as a source of development and transformation. It suggests that when we come close to death, we can find a brand-new gratitude for life and can utilize it to bloom and to end up being more totally alive. By welcoming death, we can find a brand-new gratitude for life and can use it to become more totally alive.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Montgomery Clift between October 17, 1920 and July 23, 1966. He was a famous Actor from USA. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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