Who said "Death is not the opposite of life, but part of it."?

This quote is attributed to Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

Death is not the opposite of life, but part of it. - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

"Death is not the opposite of life, but part of it."

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Death

Novelist Poet Norwegian 1832–1910

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