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Eila Pennanen
Finnish writer and translator.
Born February 8th, 1916 in Tampere.
Died January 23rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Tampere.
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche