He always thought that Touie's long illness would somehow prepare him for her death. He always imagined that grief anf guilt, if… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“Every culture has death rituals with the power to shock the uninitiated and challenge our personal web of significance—from the Wari’ roasting… — Caitlin Doughty Copy Share Image
“Many countries have state-dominated or state-run systems with little competition. Their historically lower costs and favorable mortality statistics have led some to… — Michael E. Porter Copy Share Image
“The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, Lord, hear the desire of the… — Scotty Smith Copy Share Image
If I had my life over again I should form the habit of nightly composing myself to thoughts of death. I would… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
“A man's life will not come again, once it has slipped through his teeth. And no power on earth can bring it… — Paul Pope Copy Share Image
“We’ve reached a point in American history when death has become almost the last obscenity. Have you noticed how many of us… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain; Nor yet a floating… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
We love the sight of the brown and ruddy earth; it is the color of life, while a snow-covered plain is the… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
“The necropolis has never seemed a city of death to me; I know its purple roses (which other people think so hideous)… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
“Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of death and the stroke that hits the vein, the hemorrhage none… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
The Four Horsemen whose Ride presages the end of the world are known to be Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence. But even… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The death penalty and the arguments it inspires don't only involve ethics, morals, and justice. There are bureaucratic and economic aspects to… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
“He had been inspired to start a career in the porn industry after reading the incredible tale of a Japanese man who… — Mark Jackman Copy Share Image
“In Judaism, it is taught that there are three stages of grief to be endured. First there is weeping, for we all… — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
The Ghost Machine album was actually written when I was going through spiritual depression, as that was written right after Motograter and… — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
“This Stone He went looking for a road that doesn't lead to death. He went looking for that road and found it.… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“There is no greater terror than the fear of death. But, as a Christian, you are learning to die daily. Thus, when… — Alicia A. Willis Copy Share Image
Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why… — Kapil Sibal Copy Share Image
This is the whole point of technology. It creates an appetite for immortality on the one hand. It threatens universal extinction on… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
I do not view suicide as wicked, just terribly sad. There is only one death, but it is like a stone cast… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
I experienced a lot of loss after his death. I lost my city because of all the paparazzi descending upon us. I… — Michelle Williams Copy Share Image
“Dostoevsky said once, "There is only one thing I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words frequently came to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Age is real life is short. It's foolhardy to deny it. We grow up, our bodies grow frail, death is coming. There's… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. How I wonder… what? Do you know your light is just a shadow of the giant you once… — Jenifer Mohammed Copy Share Image
Ya doing ya job, every day And then you work so hard til ya hair turn gray Let me tell you about… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
“This life is a journey and it is one that can be snatched right out of our hands. Therefore it is wise… — Robin Bertram Copy Share Image
One of the Taliban spokesmen said they have thousands of men who look forward to death like Americans look forward to living,… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The malady of civilized man is his knowledge of death. The good artist, like the wise man, addresses himself to life and… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“The hands on the clock never faulted, not for a second. One day ended; and a new began. If there was one… — Patti Roberts Copy Share Image
As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The Jewish problem is as old as history, and assumes in each age a new form. The life or death of millions… — Emma Lazarus Copy Share Image
“Well, refusing to continue to fight to the death (of your relationship) is hardly surrendering. Rather, if defeating your partner is also… — Alan E. Fruzzetti Copy Share Image
“The day Spenkelink was put to death a popular Jacksonville disc jockey aired a recording of sizzling bacon and dedicated it to… — Stephen G. Michaud Copy Share Image
Not only was one cartoonist gunned down, but riots erupted around the world, resulting in the deaths of scores. No one could… — Garry Trudeau Copy Share Image
“I do not fear death. I resent it. Everything must die, apparently, and I am no exception. But I want to be… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“They understood that the meaning of life is connected, inextricably, to the meaning of death; that mourning is a romance in reverse,… — Thomas Lynch Copy Share Image
