Read the excerpt from irving’s "the mysterious stranger." his eyes rolled upwards, until nothing but the whites were visible; his hands were clasped together, until the fingers were deeply imprinted in the flesh. when the music expressed the dying agony, his face gradually sunk upon his knees; and at the touching words resounding through the church, “jesu mori,” sobs burst from him uncontrolled. which statement best describes irving’s tone in the excerpt?

“heartwork each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we open our eyes to see the light, and close them to hear the dark. you have no control over how your story begins or ends. but by now, you should know that all things have an ending. every spark returns to darkness. every sound returns to silence. and every flower returns to sleep with the earth. the journey of the sun and moon is predictable. but yours, is your ultimate art.” ― suzy kassem what does this quote mean to you? and why? i'm not looking for anything in particular, i just wanted to know. : )