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J. Bernlef
Dutch writer and translator (1937-2012).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Sint Pancras.
Died October 29th, 2012 at 75 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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