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"A life-threatening illness or two certainly gives you an awareness of your own mortality. It heighte..." — Norman Foster

A life-threatening illness or two certainly gives you an awareness of your own mortality. It heightens your sense of gratitude for things that previously, if you've not taken them for granted, you perhaps never appreciated how precious they were. That's almost a platitude, but one has to state the obvious.
Norman Foster
Norman Foster Architect • British
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