The boundaries of this world are forever shifting — from day to night, joy to sorrow, love to hate, and from life itself to death; and who can say at what moment we may suddenly cross over the border, from one state of existence to another, like heat applied to some flammable substance? I have been given my own ever-changing margins, across which I move, continually and hungrily, like a migrating animal. Now civilized, now untamed; now responsive to decency and human concern, now viciously attuned to the darkest of desires. Michael Cox
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The boundaries of this world are forever shifting. Each day presents us with new challenges, and each day presents us with new opportunities. We can never be sure of what will happen tomorrow, but we can always be certain that tomorrow is not the same as today. To live an interesting life requires that we leave our comfort zone and try something new with every new day.

Source: The Meaning Of Night

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