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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Written on the wall calendar in big, tragic letters was “September 17th: Maureen Dies.”

151. “Written on the wall calendar in big, tragic letters was “September 17th: Maureen Dies.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “We know that media vita in morte sumus or, “in the midst of life we are in death.” We begin dying the day we are born, after all.”

152. “We know that media vita in morte sumus or, “in the midst of life we are in death.” We begin dying the day we are born, after all.”

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Caitlin Doughty Quote: “Most unsettling of all was the possibility that he was one of the rare creatures genuinely comfortable with bodies that have already moved into the stages of decomposition. In which case Mike was right, maybe this guy was my dream man.”

153. “Most unsettling of all was the possibility that he was one of the rare creatures genuinely comfortable with bodies that have already moved into the stages of decomposition. In which case Mike was right, maybe this guy was my dream man.”

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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.”

154. “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.”

155. “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 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.”

156. “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.”

157. “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.”

158. “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.”

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

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

160. “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.”

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

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