— Henry Scott Holland, The King of Terrors
aus der Predigt "The King of Terrors" vom 15. Mai 1910. Die deutsche Übersetzung des Zitats wird oft fälschlich Annette von Droste-Hülshoff zugeschrieben.
Original engl.: "Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. [..] Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. [..] All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before." engl. wikisource