" People become very upset,' Gavo tells me, 'when they find out they are going to die'
. . .
'They behave very strangely,' he says. 'They are suddenly filled with life. Suddenly they want to fight for things, ask questions. They want to throw hot water in your face, or beat you senseless with an umbrella, or hit you in the head with a rock. Suddenly they remember the things they have to do, people they have forgotten. "

― Téa Obreht , The Tiger's Wife