“It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death–ought to decide, indeed, to earn one’s death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life”
This remark, from James Baldwin via Sara Weschler, seems like the most fitting summation of the life and death of this remarkable man. See the link below for Ren Weschler’s moving reflections on Oliver Sacks. —WJTM