2 cheesy existential metaphors

1. My dear, life is but a train! We share it for a brief moment, but people come and go as they please.

Possibly a riff on Mark Twain but for people who have not read him (me).

2. When I go to hell I'll keep the window seat for you. is something my best friend said to once, and now we say it to each other. When you say it at the age of 15 you're edgy. When you say it at the age of 35, it's wishful thinking (given 1.).

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a giant foot-shaped snail with a house on its back. the house is still in construction, with a big crane towering above it The image is a stylized black-and-white illustration. In the lower left corner, there is a small, cozy-looking house with smoke rising from its chimney. The smoke, however, does not dissipate into the air but instead forms a dark, looming cloud. Within the cloud, the silhouette of a large, menacing face is visible, with its eyes and nose peeking through the darkness. The creature, perhaps a cat, appears to be watching over the house ominously, creating a sense of foreboding or unease.