Who said "Death is merely the period at the end of life's sentence."?

This quote is attributed to Fernando Pessoa.

Death is merely the period at the end of life's sentence. - Fernando Pessoa

"Death is merely the period at the end of life's sentence."

Fernando Pessoa Death

Poet Portuguese 1888–1935

"I am not I; I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see."

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"The worst prison people live in is the fear of what other people think."

"I love without knowing how, or what, or even if I exist."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."