Oh, we do not understand death, we never understand it; creatures are only truly dead when everyone else has died who knew them.

Arthur Schnitzler
Oh, we do not understand death, we never understand it;...
Oh, we do not understand death, we never understand it;...
Oh, we do not understand death, we never understand it;...
Oh, we do not understand death, we never understand it;...
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The same can be said when it comes to life. We do not understand life until it is over, when the world has passed into history. People are only truly alive when everyone else has died that knew them. Life has meaning only when the world passes away.

Source: Selected Short Fiction

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