Conor Cruise O'Brien

Irish politician, writer, historian and academic (1917-2008).

Born November 3rd, 1917 in Dublin.

Died December 18th, 2008 at 91 years old in Howth.

Occupations
diplomat, journalist, politician, writer

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