Belgian writer (1923-2012).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Mortsel.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 89 years old in Le Barroux. [ref]
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