Each time you come out here, he said, you are literally sucking your life away.
Yes, yes, I said, I am and all that. Look, I continued, does it matter? The quality of life is getting better everyday. Even if I have less life to live, the life I’m living gets better every moment.
But, he interjected, if that’s the case wouldn’t you want to live longer since the longer you live there’ll be more to enjoy?
No, I replied, at some point it’s just nurses and dribble on your chin. Who needs a healthy pair of lungs for that?