I do not fear death if I am allowed to die on my own terms.

“Danny could see it in their faces when they shook Steve’s hand—they’d have preferred him dead. Death allowed for the illusion of heroism. The…

— Dennis Lehane

“The scary part is not being allowed to die for what you're living for. That's the problem”

— Ray Robertson

“There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child - you grow up knowing you aren't allowed to disappoint, you're not…

— Gillian Flynn

I watched a bunch of kids movies on Christmas. I was kind of joking with our family by asking, "Is anyone allowed to die…

— George Saunders

“Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.”

— Suzanne Collins

Children who die young are some of our greatest teachers. We are allowed to die when we have taught what we came to teach…

— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“Trapped for days, years, centuries maybe. Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.”

— Suzanne Collins

“Just as I allowed them to live in my mind, I allowed them to die.”

— Nicole Sobon

Trapped for days, years, centuries maybe. Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead. So alone that anyone, anything no…

— Suzanne Collins

“No one here is allowed to die without my permission.”

— Doug MacLeod

“if life is such a painful experience and we can’t change that, why can’t this person just be allowed to die?”

— Jo Nesbø

Fear of death is worse than dying.

— Friedrich Schiller

“I don’t so much fear death as I do wasting life.” Oliver Sacks”

— Bill Hayes

I adore life but I dont fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible.

— Georges Simenon

the fear of death is that you are dying too soon. Nobody wants to, but at the point that you die you can pray…

— Audre Lorde