A man may be born but in order to be born he must first die,... - Boris Pasternak

This quote is attributed to Boris Pasternak.

"A man may be born but in order to be born he must first die, and there is a time lapse between."

Boris Pasternak Philosophy

Poet Novelist Russian 1890–1960

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