Quote#Death
I sought happiness, and I shall find—perhaps death. It seemsit was to…
Quote byIvan Turgenev · 1818–1883
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Eve (1860), Ch. 35.
English (original)
I sought happiness, and I shall find—perhaps death. It seemsit was to be thus: it seems it was a sin ... But death covers all and reconciles all; does it not?
— Ivan Turgenev
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