Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.

Vladimir Nabokov

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Topic

Mystery of death Life and death Death

Speaker

John Shade

Author

Vladimir Nabokov

Source

Pale Fire

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Russia Europe

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Citation

Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1962.

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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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It's not pining, it's passed on. This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.

John Cleese

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Topic
Death
Speaker
Mr Praline
Actor
John Cleese
Source
Full Frontal Nudity Monty Python's Flying Circus
Medium
TV show
Genre
Comedy (TV)
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
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Citation

"Full Frontal Nudity." Monty Python's Flying Circus, written by Graham Chapman and John Cleese and Eric Idle, directed by Ian MacNaughton, season 1, episode 8, BBC, 1969.