In one of his plays, Alexander Solzhenitsyn depicts a man dying, who says to those gathered around his bed, "The moment when it's terrible to feel regret is when one is dying."
In una dintre piesele sale, Alexander Solzhenitsyn descrie un om pe moarte, care spune celor adunati in jurul patului sau, " Momentul cand este groaznic sa regreti ceva este cand esti pe moarte."