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Human life moves only in one direction - toward disease, damage, and death. The best you can hope for is to remain stagnant or, in certain cases, return to a previous condition when things weren't as bad as they've become for you.
Thomas Ligotti
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"Human life moves only in one direction - toward disease, damage, and death. The best you can hope for is to remain stagnant or, in certain cases, return to a previous condition when things weren't as bad as they've become for you."
— Thomas Ligotti #deathmortality

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Human life moves only in one direction - toward disease, damage, and death. The best you can hope for is to remain stagnant or, in certain cases, return to a previous condition when things weren't as bad as they've become for you. — Thomas Ligotti

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Thomas Ligotti was a Author from United States (1953–present).

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This quote is attributed to Thomas Ligotti, a Author from United States.
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Thomas Ligotti lived from 1953 – present.
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