Quotation by

Woody Allen

It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.

Death

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Woody Allen is saying that if you were truly aware of your own death as it happens, you wouldn’t be able to do something as simple and joyful as singing. This highlights the idea that death is beyond normal experience and cannot be observed with calm or creativity.

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