I unfortunately did not know you well - in fact, it could be argued that I did not know you at all, though we did have several very friendly interactions. This likely contributed to the fact that your passing affected me more than any other public figure's ever did, though I already liked you a lot before I ever interacted with you. I lost my mother about a year before we all lost you, under what may or may not have been similar circumstances, at a similar age. My deepest condolences to all your loved ones. You will not be forgotten.
"I am looking at the stars. They are so far away, and their light takes so long to reach us. All we ever see of stars is their old photographs."
"Why do we die? What is death? Could we escape it if we knew when to expect it? Is the time of our departure predetermined? Our dying part of an endless clockwork? We all have one truth in common. We are born and we die. No matter what path we take to get there."
Lit by S on 5 February 2026
