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War is being reminded that you are completely at the mercy of death at every moment, without the illusion that you are not. Without the distractions that make life worth living.

Francesca Lia Block

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Francesca Lia Block
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 3
Editor
Novelist
Poet
Writer
LA
California
Death
Distraction
Moments
Mercy
Without
Illusion
Every
Completely
Make
Worth
Life
Moment
Living
Distractions
War
Reminded

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