It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying.
“The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.”
“Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.”