Robert A. HeinleinThe supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
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The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive means that the most important thing in life is to live it as it is, not as you want it to be. It doesn't matter how much you succeed as long as you enjoy the journey and stay true to yourself.
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