Eros is very close to death. And both things, in a way, balance each other. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
People always speak beautifully when they are in love or close to death. — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
I've come close to death more times than Elizabeth Taylor has said 'I do.' — Mireya Mayor Copy Share Image
“There is lucidity inspired by the nearness of the grave:to be close to death is to see clearly” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“Being close to death, I knew that I wanted to live. I wanted to experience it all. With Jack.” — Jane Harvey-Berrick Copy Share Image
People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
Rabbits live close to death and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else. — Richard Adams Copy Share Image
Coming close to death you begin to know what life means, and what it means is gratitude. — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
If there's a fire, I want to be there. Maybe because in being so close to death, I think I understand what… — Caroline Paul Copy Share Image
Rhythmic beats calling you with every single breath...the more it comes to forget you the closer I'm close to death. — Ali Bassam Copy Share Image
No matter how bad it hurts,no matter how painful it is, no matter how close to death it feels I am. when… — Archie Fuentes Copy Share Image
You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I was close to death and that day was the same day that he cried...his tears fell into my eyes and triggered… — Naquitta Faith Copy Share Image
“Is it life threatening?” they asked. They said it slightly sotto voce, but you could hear the thirst for sensation right through… — Herman Koch Copy Share Image
“Despite wanting me to end her life, after a short while, Mrs Sloan fought back with surprising strength for such a small… — Eli Wilde Copy Share Image
“you only want to give me a handjob, I’ll settle for waiting for you till a little later. But I’ve come close… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
Physically my brain is in great shape. My motor functions are fine, but I think going through the whole ordeal... coming pretty… — Bill Berry Copy Share Image
“I’m not dead. I sleep sometimes. Sleep comes very close to death, everyone knows that. The dead walk in dreams, everyone knows… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
You know when you read that someone has to leave a show or a tour because they had 'nervous exhaustion'? Well, I… — David Johansen Copy Share Image
“I am at the hospital waiting for my friend with Noah. Which is a very couple-like thing to do. All you have… — Lauren Barnholdt Copy Share Image
We musn't forget old people with their rotten bodies, old people who are so close to death, something that young people don't… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
I was in Korea. I've noticed all my life I see elderly people who have been close to death in an illness… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
“A great melancholy was hanging in the air, giving their love a more languid, more tender feeling. It was like the love… — Georges Rodenbach Copy Share Image
Flexibility, openness and softness are consorting with life. When you are rigid and you know the answer and don't listen to other… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
For the first time in a long time I thought about Maman. I felt as if I understood why at the end… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“They were enemies, they had both been very close to death and the other had done little or nothing to intervene, but… — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
“So close to death, Maman must have felt free then and ready to live it all again. Nobody, nobody had the right… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“I knew the way these guys operated; I'd seen it over and over again. They had a need to manipulate and dominate… — John E. Douglas Copy Share Image
“... we absolutely mustn't forget it. We mustn't forget old people with their rotten bodies, old people who are so close to… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
“Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death. The nation of Panem, formed from a post-apocalyptic North America, is a country… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
“We mustn't forget old people with their rotten bodies, old people who are so close to death, something that young people don't… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
“You can’t know what it is like for us now—you will always be one step behind. Be thankful for that. You can’t… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“I had never been so close to death before. For a long time, as I lay there trying to clear my mind,… — Andre Brink Copy Share Image
After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so… — Lara Logan Copy Share Image
