German poet (1816–1896).
Born July 21st, 1816 in Bad Köstritz.
Died May 2nd, 1896 at 79 years old in Leipzig.
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