last sentence

And now -- now it only remains for me to light a cigarette and go home. Dear God, only now am I remembering that people die. Does that include me? Don't forget, in the meantime, that this is the season for strawberries. Yes.

— Clarice Lispector

And this is where I'll end, before I know what happens next.

— Shannon Hale

But at least it made one realize that life still held infinite possibilities for change.

— Barbara Pym

Why then should money be blamed for all the dirt and crimes it causes? For is love less filthy - love which creates life?

— Émile Zola