--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: We kill everybody, my dear. Some with…" description: "\"We kill everybody, my dear. Some with bullets, some with words, and everybody with our deeds. We drive people into their graves, and neither see it nor..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/maxim-gorky-6814_bullets_we-kill-everybody-my-dear-some-with-bull_2346080.jpg" --- # We kill everybody, my dear. Some with bullets, some with… ![“We kill everybody, my dear. Some with bullets, some with words, and everybody with our deeds. We drive people into their graves, and neither see it nor feel it.” quote by Maxim Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/maxim-gorky-6814_bullets_we-kill-everybody-my-dear-some-with-bull_2346080.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/maxim-gorky-6814_bullets_we-kill-everybody-my-dear-some-with-bull_2346080.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/maxim-gorky-6814_bullets_we-kill-everybody-my-dear-some-with-bull_2346080.jpg) > “We kill everybody, my dear. Some with bullets, some with words, and everybody with our deeds. We drive people into their graves, and neither see it nor feel it.” [Maxim Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxim-gorky/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. We cause death through violence, words, and deeds, often unnoticed. **In simple terms:** Our actions kill, seen or not. Key Takeaway Act responsibly, mindfully. 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