Philosophical Views: Semiotics Quotes in Lord of Light

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Death and Light are everywhere, always, and they begin, end, strive, attend, into and upon the Dream of the Nameless that is the world, burning words with Samsara, perhaps to create a thing of beauty. (7.607)

In the end, the characters of Yama and Sam are no longer discussed as people but as symbols of Death and Light itself. They have passed into legend, and so have obtained symbolhood. By the way, symbolhood, yeah, not a real word, but we hope it'll catch on all the same.