--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Hasn’t stopped us before. And besides, if…" description: "\"“Hasn’t stopped us before. And besides, if they wanted to kill us, we’d be dead by now and would be having an entirely different conversation. I wonder..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maria-v-snyder-1261_after-death_hasn-t-stopped-us-before-and-besides-if_373254.jpg" --- # Hasn’t stopped us before. And besides, if they wanted to… ![“Hasn’t stopped us before. And besides, if they wanted to kill us, we’d be dead by now and would be having an entirely different conversation. I wonder if I’d still be mad at you, or if we would talk in words or pictures. Maybe in smells. That would be cool.” -Janco” quote by Maria V. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maria-v-snyder-1261_after-death_hasn-t-stopped-us-before-and-besides-if_373254.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maria-v-snyder-1261_after-death_hasn-t-stopped-us-before-and-besides-if_373254.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maria-v-snyder-1261_after-death_hasn-t-stopped-us-before-and-besides-if_373254.jpg) > ““Hasn’t stopped us before. And besides, if they wanted to kill us, we’d be dead by now and would be having an entirely different conversation. I wonder if I’d still be mad at you, or if we would talk in words or pictures. Maybe in smells. That would be cool.” -Janco”” [Maria V. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-v-snyder/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Characters discuss mortality and communication, imagining alternative ways to converse if death were imminent, highlighting creativity in confronting fear. **In simple terms:** Imagining new ways to communicate if death were certain. Key Takeaway Embrace creative expression when facing fear. Themes mortality communication creativity fear Mood thought‑provoking conversational Type literary conversational When to use this quote - writing poetry - visual art - smell therapy - dialogue experiments Key Concepts existential reflection alternative expression Questions to Reflect On - What would you say if time were limited? - How can art help process fear? 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