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Ashes Quote by Ba Jin

“My pen is alight and my body aflame. Until both burn down to ash, my love and my hate will remain here in the world.” quote by Ba Jin — Download Open image

“My pen is alight and my body aflame. Until both burn down to ash, my love and my hate will remain here in the world.”

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You can flush my ashes down the toilet, for all I care.

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“Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free.”

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