Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Sicilian prince and writer (1896-1957).

Born December 23rd, 1896 in Palermo.

Died July 23rd, 1957 at 60 years old in Rome (lung cancer).

Occupations
essayist, novelist, writer

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan