A lot of people fear death because they think that so overwhelming an experience has to be painful, but I’ve seen quite a few deaths, and, with one exception, I’ve never known anyone to undergo anything like agony. That’s amazing when you think about it. I mean, how complicated the mechanism is that’s being taken apart. — Lewis Thomas

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Mini who’s who:

Lewis Thomas : American Scientist
Born: November 25, 1913
Died: December 3, 1993