Longer

"When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something that lasts longer than we do".
- Hermann Hesse

Life is a terminal condition. What are you doing to make it last longer?
Hermann Hesse(2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter who became a Swiss citizen. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi).