American writer and activist (1837-1914).
Born August 17th, 1837 in Philadelphia.
Died July 23rd, 1914 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel