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The speaker contrasts desire and death as complete opposites. Love is presented as the force that draws toward life, while death is what the speaker wants least. The quote frames attraction and mortality as opposing ideas.
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About Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. He became one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century, and his work ranged across fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction. Bradbury wrote in several genres, but he is especially associated with imaginative fiction that blends wonder, fear, and social observation. His writing moved easily between the fantastic and the ordinary, which helped make his voice distinctive and widely recognized.
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Explore Desire
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Death: more sayings
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Books by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
2008
The Martian Chronicles
1999
The Illustrated Man
2011
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1963
Dandelion Wine
1999