"In moments of great grief, that's where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that."
— David Attenborough

January 1, 1970

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"David Attenborough at 90: 'I think about my mortality every day'", interview with Joe Shute, The Telegraph (29 October 2016)