Paolo BacigalupiHell, we’re all bullet bait sooner or later. Doubt it makes much difference. You make it to sixteen, you’re a goddamn legend.
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If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Some people think that they are bulletproof and that nothing bad will ever happen to them. This is a terrible mistake. The truth is that nobody is bulletproof and nobody is safe.
Eventually, we all die, and we all leave behind a mess for our family and friends to clean up. And they will do so because we asked them to. So instead of getting all misty-eyed over the concept of dying with class, why not learn from those who have gone before us? The old soldiers talk about the good old days as if it was a long time ago instead of a lifetime ago.
They remember their time as heroes with rose-colored glasses and think that they were invincible back then. Why not adopt the same attitude? If you want to go out in style, then be a hero now!
Source: The Drowned Cities
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