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You are going to end up as one of those sad old men who poke around in rubbish bins.” “I’m going to end up in a hole in the ground... And so are you. So are we all.

J. M. Coetzee
Men, Rubbish, Holes
J. M. Coetzee (1999). “Disgrâce”, Random House (UK)
You are going to end up as one of those sad old men who poke around in rubbish bins.” “I’m going to end up in a hole in the ground... And so are you. So are we all.