H.P. LovecraftThat is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.
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This quote is the origin of the term “deathless,” but it doesn’t actually make much sense. The line, “That is not dead which can eternal lie” is a bit confusing. What he means by that is that death can be overcome. The line “And with strange aeons even death may die” seems to be saying that even death has a form of life.
Source: The Nameless City
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