When we are at the end of life, to die means to go away; when we are at the beginning, to go away means to die.[Quand on est à la fin de la vie, mourir, cela veut dire partir; quand on est au commencement, partir, cela veut dire mourir.]
Source:(The Modern Library, ed. 1862), Volume IV. Saint Denis and Idyl of the Rue Plumet, Book VIII. Enchantments and Desolations, Chapter VI. Marius Becomes so Real as to Give Cosette his Address, Page 860
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