We are all ill: but even a universal sickness implies an idea of health.
Lionel Trilling
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Like it or not, in the end, it's one's body. It's literally what carries you through life. There's a reason for the saying, 'If you have your health, you have everything,' and it's true. Old age, disease - these are the great equalizers. -
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