Quote by Stephen King

He was nothing but a conduit, after all, and there isn't a culvert in the world that remembers the water flowed through it once the rain has stopped.

He was nothing but a conduit, after all, and there isn't a c

Summary

This quote suggests that the individual being referred to is insignificant and forgettable. They are compared to a conduit or culvert, whose purpose is to facilitate the flow of water. Once the rain has stopped and the water has passed through it, the conduit becomes irrelevant. In a similar vein, the person's existence and actions hold no lasting impact or remembrance, emphasizing their transient and unimportant nature.

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Indifference Existence Means Oblivion Significance

By Stephen King

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