“My time will come!” I told myself. “It cannot be, for someone to cast forth pearls of eternal wisdom left and right, day and night, till the mind is blinded by the surging Light of Final Understanding—and nothing! No, fame will be mine, acclaim will be mine, thrones of ivory, the title of Prime Mentorian, the love of the people, sweet solace in a shaded grove, my very own school, pupils that hang on every word, and a cheering crowd!” [“The Cyberiad”]
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DE: Die Menschen verlangen nicht nach Unsterblichkeit. Sie wollen nur einfach nicht sterben. [“Aus den Erinnerungen Ijon Tichys”]
ES: Los seres humanos no desean la inmortalidad. Lo que quieren es, sencillamente, no morir. [“Memorias de Ijon Tichy”]