I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Letter to Leopold Mozart, 4 April 1787 Verified source · How we source quotes
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Mozart wrote this to his father, Leopold, on 4 April 1787, after hearing that he was seriously ill; Leopold died the following month. In the letter Mozart calls death the true goal of existence and the best friend of mankind, says its image now comforts rather than frightens him, and adds that he never goes to bed without thinking he may not see another day.

Source: Letter to Leopold Mozart, 4 April 1787

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