American philosopher (1910–2009).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Milwaukee.
Died March 16th, 2009 at 98 years old in Blacksburg. [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