Immortality—dazzling idea! who first imagined thee! Was it some jolly burgher of Nuremburg, who with night-cap on his head, and white clay pipe in mouth, sat on some pleasant summer evening before his door, and reflected in all his comfort,… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
“Strange, rapid, disconnected thoughts passed through his mind. ‘Dead!’ Then: ‘They have killed him! . . .’ And an absurd notion about immortality, the thought of which aroused a sense of unbearable grief.” — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image