memento mori
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His first book, “Lessons and Carols,” was published in 2023, and his second book, a digital memento mori, is expected in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Not even “Orange Grove Estates” as a memento mori.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
It seems to promise a bald memento mori in the form of a fortune cookie.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
What she digitally collects aren't just innocuous mementos, but memento mori that will test her resolve and threaten her life.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of the folly of human ambition.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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