A Quote by Huangbo Xiyun
Throughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath.
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Life was resumed, and anxious living blew away as if it had not been. I could not breathe deep enough or long enough. It was a return to happiness.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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If you're going to have a character appear in a story long enough to sell a newspaper, he'd better be real enough that you can smell his breath.
