And looking back, he said to me that, yes, Proust was right that at 22, we are sure we will not die, just as a thanatologist named Edwin Shneidman was right that at 90, we are sure we will.
Olhando para trás, disse-me que, sim, o Proust tinha razão quando disse que, aos 22 anos, temos a certeza de que não vamos morrer, tal como tinha razão um tanatólogo chamado Edwin Shneidman que aos 90 anos,  temos a certeza de que vamos morrer.