"To die is as if one's eyes had been put out and one cannot see anything any more. Perhaps it is like being shut in a cellar. One is abandoned by all. They have slammed the door and are gone. One does not see anything and notices only the damp smell of putrefaction"
- Edvard Munch
About this Quote
In this quote, Edvard Munch is explaining the sensation of death as a total loss of perception and awareness. He compares it to having one's eyes blinded and being trapped in a dark cellar, cut off from the outdoors world. Making use of sensory information, such as the moist odor of putrefaction, contributes to the sense of seclusion and abandonment. Munch suggests that in death, one is totally alone and cut off from all that was once familiar. The quote communicates a sense of despair and despondence, highlighting the finality and vacuum of death.
This quote is written / told by Edvard Munch between December 12, 1863 and January 23, 1944. He was a famous Painter from Norway.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
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