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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Sometimes I think about my childhood would have been different if I had been introduced directly to death. Made to sit in his presence, shake his hand. Told that he would be an intimate companion, influencing my every move and decision, whispering, “You are food for worms” in my ear. Maybe he would have been a friend.”

151. “Sometimes I think about my childhood would have been different if I had been introduced directly to death. Made to sit in his presence, shake his hand. Told that he would be an intimate companion, influencing my every move and decision, whispering, “You are food for worms” in my ear. Maybe he would have been a friend.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Fearing death, I wanted to reclaim control over it. I figured it had to play favourites; I just needed to make sure I was one of those favourites. To limit my anxiety I developed a whole bouquet of obsessive compulsive behaviours and rituals. My parents could die at any moment. I could die at any moment. It was my job to do everything right – counting, tapping, touching, checking – to retain balance in the universe and avoid further death.”

152. “Fearing death, I wanted to reclaim control over it. I figured it had to play favourites; I just needed to make sure I was one of those favourites. To limit my anxiety I developed a whole bouquet of obsessive compulsive behaviours and rituals. My parents could die at any moment. I could die at any moment. It was my job to do everything right – counting, tapping, touching, checking – to retain balance in the universe and avoid further death.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “The girl kept up at night by fear, crouched under the covers, believing if death couldn’t see her, then he couldn’t take her.”

153. “The girl kept up at night by fear, crouched under the covers, believing if death couldn’t see her, then he couldn’t take her.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “The hat, worn in combination with the gold beads that hung from his pointy black beard, made him look like Genghis Khan on his way to a furry convention.”

154. “The hat, worn in combination with the gold beads that hung from his pointy black beard, made him look like Genghis Khan on his way to a furry convention.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Although the body had lost the spark that animated it, deeply rooted social conventions demanded that it be given proper respect and care from the living.”

155. “Although the body had lost the spark that animated it, deeply rooted social conventions demanded that it be given proper respect and care from the living.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “At just the right time, a wooden staff is brought forth and used to crack open the dead man’s skull. At that moment, it is believed the man’s soul is released.”

156. “At just the right time, a wooden staff is brought forth and used to crack open the dead man’s skull. At that moment, it is believed the man’s soul is released.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “What remains consistent is that the pyre experience, for those present, is transformative.”

157. “What remains consistent is that the pyre experience, for those present, is transformative.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Strange, since corpse parts are used in medicine all the time. I found out that one of my friends has tissue from a cadaver butt in her mouth. Turns out quite a few people do. When gums are receding, due to teeth grinding or health issues, they can be rebuilt by implanting cells from the butt of a human cadaver. So, cadaver butt is in, but cadaver blood is out.”

158. “Strange, since corpse parts are used in medicine all the time. I found out that one of my friends has tissue from a cadaver butt in her mouth. Turns out quite a few people do. When gums are receding, due to teeth grinding or health issues, they can be rebuilt by implanting cells from the butt of a human cadaver. So, cadaver butt is in, but cadaver blood is out.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Gross’ is such a simple word, with simple connotations.”

159. “Gross’ is such a simple word, with simple connotations.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “What little information we have comes from studies done in altitude chambers on unfortunate humans and even more unfortunate animals.”

160. “What little information we have comes from studies done in altitude chambers on unfortunate humans and even more unfortunate animals.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “And for those who have been socialized female, that pressure is relentless. So decomposition becomes a radical act. It’s a way to say, ‘I love and accept myself.”

161. “And for those who have been socialized female, that pressure is relentless. So decomposition becomes a radical act. It’s a way to say, ‘I love and accept myself.”

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