We see the irretrievable only when—
[Breaks off.]
PROFESSOR RUBEK.
[Looks inquiringly at her.] When—?
IRENE.
When we dead awaken.
PROFESSOR RUBEK.
[Shakes his head mournfully.] What do we really see then?
IRENE.
We see that we have never lived».
© Henrik Ibsen «When We Dead Awaken»