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title: "11 Allowed Die Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/dead-but-not-allowed-to-die-alive-but-as-good-as-dead/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“Trapped for days, years, centuries maybe. Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/trapped-for-days-years-centuries-maybe-dead-but-not-allowed-to-die-2/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“No one here is allowed to die without my permission.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-macleod/no-one-here-is-allowed-to-die-without-my-permission/)

[Doug MacLeod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-macleod/)

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> [“The scary part is not being allowed to die for what you're living for. That's the problem”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-robertson/the-scary-part-is-not-being-allowed-to-die-for-what-you-re-living-for/)

[Ray Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-robertson/)

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> [“Just as I allowed them to live in my mind, I allowed them to die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-sobon/just-as-i-allowed-them-to-live-in-my-mind-i-allowed-them-to-die/)

[Nicole Sobon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-sobon/)

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> [“I do not fear death if I am allowed to die on my own terms.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gray-calvert/i-do-not-fear-death-if-i-am-allowed-to-die-on-my-own-terms/)

[Michael Gray Calvert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gray-calvert/)

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> [I watched a bunch of kids movies on Christmas. I was kind of joking with our family by asking, "Is anyone allowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/i-watched-a-bunch-of-kids-movies-on-christmas-i-was-kind-of-joking/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [Trapped for days, years, centuries maybe. Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead. So alone that anyone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-collins/trapped-for-days-years-centuries-maybe-dead-but-not-allowed-to-die/)

[Suzanne Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-collins/)

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> [“if life is such a painful experience and we can’t change that, why can’t this person just be allowed to die?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesb/if-life-is-such-a-painful-experience-and-we-can-t-change-that-why-can/)

[Jo Nesbø](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesb/)

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> [Children who die young are some of our greatest teachers. We are allowed to die when we have taught what we came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-kubler-ross/children-who-die-young-are-some-of-our-greatest-teachers-we-are/)

[Elisabeth Kubler-Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-kubler-ross/)

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> [“There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child - you grow up knowing you aren't allowed to disappoint,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/there-is-an-unfair-responsibility-that-comes-with-being-an-only-child-2/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

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