Polish poet (1897–1962).
Born December 17th, 1897 in Płock.
Died February 10th, 1962 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
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