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When people think you're dying, they listen, instead of waiting for their turn to speak.
— Narrator · Fight Club
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An editorial interpretation.
An observation about attention: once people believe someone is dying, they truly listen, instead of only pausing until they can say their own piece. It's a sharp, slightly bleak point about how ordinary conversation is often two people waiting for a turn rather than absorbing what's said.
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