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title: "1 Blue and gold Quotes By K. J. Parker"
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> [“Everybody dies." I said. "Mortality is the constant that defines our existence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker-2/everybody-dies-i-said-mortality-is-the-constant-that-defines-our/)

K. J. Parker

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## More by K. J. Parker

> [“The idea is to make the space around you into a zone where nothing mortal can survive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker-2/the-idea-is-to-make-the-space-around-you-into-a-zone-where-nothing/)

K. J. Parker

> [“When she started crying, all he wanted to do was hit her. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker-2/when-she-started-crying-all-he-wanted-to-do-was-hit-her/)

K. J. Parker

> [“…if medical science is geography, then mankind as a species has a map with three towns marked on it and a lot of blank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker-2/if-medical-science-is-geography-then-mankind-as-a-species-has-a-map/)

K. J. Parker

> [“Everybody dies." I said. "Mortality is the constant that defines our existence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker-2/everybody-dies-i-said-mortality-is-the-constant-that-defines-our/)

K. J. Parker

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