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It brings us no relief or benefit, if, after winning fair fame, we die an ignominious death; for mere death is not the bitterest, but rather when one who wants to die cannot obtain even that boon.
– Sophocles (c. 497 - c. 406 BCE), one of the three great ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. He wrote 123 plays during his life, but only seven have survived in their complete form, including Electra, in which the character of Chrysothemis speaks the words above.
