Death is not in the nature of things; it is the nature of things. But what dies is the form. The matter is immortal.

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Death is not in the nature of things; it is the nature of things. But what dies is the form. The matter is immortal. - John Fowles

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Death is not in the nature of things; it is the nature of things. But what dies is the form. The matter is immortal. - Ice Prince quotes