I don't want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art. (Jennifer Egan)

I don't want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.

Jennifer Egan

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