p. 35.
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Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its drawback is that it takes so horribly long.
— Imre Kertész
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its drawback is that it takes so horribly long." in the context of "p. 35." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Imre Kertész" (Quotes, Detective Story (2008): As translated by Tim Wilkinson (2008) )
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About Imre Kertész
Imre Kertész (9 November 1929 - 31 March 2016) is a Hungarian Jewish author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002.
About Imre Kertész
Imre Kertész (9 November 1929 - 31 March 2016) is a Hungarian Jewish author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002.
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