"‘Growth can be painful,’ Masha told him, her voice gentle. He was a child. An enormous sulky child. ‘There will be parts of this experience that may be uncomfortable or unpleasant at times. But it’s only ten days! **The average person lives around twenty-seven thousand days**.’" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[momento-mori]], **Source** -- [[20250424015752 - B - Nine Perfect Strangers]]