Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes

Death is the only monastery; the tomb is the only cell, and the grave that adjoins the convent is the bitterest mock of its futility.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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  • Death
  • Grave
  • Futility