Emilia Pardo Bazán

Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).

Born September 16th, 1851 in A Coruña. [ref]

Died May 12th, 1921 at 69 years old in Madrid (influenza). [ref]

Occupations
editor, essayist, gastronomist, journalist, literary critic, novelist, poet, salonnière, short story writer, writer

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