I wondered if that's what aging felt like. That desire and reality were dueling until the day you die, that nobody every got to a place of peace. I had always wanted to get old so I didn't have to care anymore, but I began to think that it would be best just to skip the getting older part and just die. Portia De Rossi
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This line is a sad and depressing look at death. In the beginning of the quote, the speaker admits that he had always wanted to get old so he wouldn't have to care anymore. But, in the last two lines, he feels that it would be best just to skip the getting older part and just die. This means that you have already lived your life.

You have no regrets and no worries. It is a peaceful existence. However, if you read this quote carefully, you will see that the speaker gives a sad face when he says that he wants to die.

He has faced his fear of death and given up on living.

Source: Unbearable Lightness: A Story Of Loss And Gain

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