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Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.

Marilyn Monroe

Life

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The quote suggests that while avoiding the challenges of growing old might seem simpler, doing so means missing out on fully experiencing and understanding oneself. It highlights that true self-knowledge comes only through living a complete life, including its later stages.

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