--- title: "13 Dead Isn Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Dead Isn quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Dead Isn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/christa-wolf-15775_dead_the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past_312729.jpg" --- > [The past is not dead - it isn't even past](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christa-wolf/the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past/) [Christa Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christa-wolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/christa-wolf-15775_dead_the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past_312729.jpg) > [“Being dead isn't scary, it's how you get dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aron-ra/being-dead-isn-t-scary-it-s-how-you-get-dead/) [Aron Ra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aron-ra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d67/aron-ra-40289_quote_being-dead-isn-t-scary-it-s-how-you-get_2017294.jpg) > [Half dead isn't dead, but half dead is still alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kells/half-dead-isn-t-dead-but-half-dead-is-still-alive/) [Kells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/kells-99100_being-alive_half-dead-isn-t-dead-but-half-dead-is-st_77491.jpg) > [Unbeing dead isn't being alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-e-cummings/unbeing-dead-isn-t-being-alive/) [e. e. cummings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-e-cummings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/e-e-cummings-2586_alive_unbeing-dead-isn-t-being-alive-2974672_2974672.png) > [I'm married, I'm monogamous, but I'm not dead, and Bill isn't either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-m-married-i-m-monogamous-but-i-m-not-dead-and-bill-isn-t-either/) [Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/chirlane-mccray-17237_bills_i-m-married-i-m-monogamous-but-i-m-not-d_3161440.jpg) > [I think being dead isn't any problem. It's the process of dying which is quite off-putting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mortimer/i-think-being-dead-isn-t-any-problem-it-s-the-process-of-dying-which/) [John Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mortimer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/john-mortimer-7362_being_i-think-being-dead-isn-t-any-problem-it_2002734.jpg) > [“It looked like I was the dead itself, and that isn't something someone should aspire to look like.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/it-looked-like-i-was-the-dead-itself-and-that-isn-t-something-someone/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/kelley-armstrong-581_dead_it-looked-like-i-was-the-dead-itself-and_2877663.png) > [It's not just hip-hop that's dead. Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/it-s-not-just-hip-hop-that-s-dead-mostly-every-form-of-american-music/) [Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/nas-650_american-music_it-s-not-just-hip-hop-that-s-dead-mostly_636796.png) > [Searching for our kindred dead isn't just a hobby. It is a fundamental responsibility for all members of the Church. We believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/searching-for-our-kindred-dead-isn-t-just-a-hobby-it-is-a-fundamental/) [James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b1/james-e-faust-1274_after_searching-for-our-kindred-dead-isn-t-jus_3000877.png) > [“-No, the man said, looking past him with his empty gaze, the realm of the dead isn't anything. But to those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-r-lagerkvist/no-the-man-said-looking-past-him-with-his-empty-gaze-the-realm-of-the/) [Pär Lagerkvist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-r-lagerkvist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/046/p-r-lagerkvist-43005_quote_no-the-man-said-looking-past-him-with-hi_1763022.jpg) > [Dead isn’t angels or ghosts. It’s a physical state of breakdown, a change in all those carbon atoms that create the temporary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/dead-isn-t-angels-or-ghosts-it-s-a-physical-state-of-breakdown-a/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/jodi-picoult-45_angel_dead-isn-t-angels-or-ghosts-it-s-a-physi_1588223.jpg) > [It's silly to be depressed by it. I mean one thinks of it like being alive in a box, one keeps forgetting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/it-s-silly-to-be-depressed-by-it-i-mean-one-thinks-of-it-like-being/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/tom-stoppard-437_accounts_it-s-silly-to-be-depressed-by-it-i-mean_91690.jpg) > [Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good. You got a handful of great guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/mostly-every-form-of-american-music-is-dead-it-s-been-dead-r-b-isn-t/) [Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/nas-650_american-music_mostly-every-form-of-american-music-is-d_1670196.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead-isn/#itemlist", "name": "Dead Isn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The past is not dead - it isn't even past", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christa Wolf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christa-wolf/the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/christa-wolf-15775_dead_the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past_312729.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/christa-wolf-15775_dead_the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past_312729.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/christa-wolf-15775_dead_the-past-is-not-dead-it-isn-t-even-past_312729.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The past is not dead - 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Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/it-s-not-just-hip-hop-that-s-dead-mostly-every-form-of-american-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/nas-650_american-music_it-s-not-just-hip-hop-that-s-dead-mostly_636796.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/nas-650_american-music_it-s-not-just-hip-hop-that-s-dead-mostly_636796.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/nas-650_american-music_it-s-not-just-hip-hop-that-s-dead-mostly_636796.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's not just hip-hop that's dead. Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. 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It’s a physical state of breakdown, a change in all those carbon atoms that create the temporary house of a body so that they can return to their most elemental stage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jodi Picoult" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/dead-isn-t-angels-or-ghosts-it-s-a-physical-state-of-breakdown-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/jodi-picoult-45_angel_dead-isn-t-angels-or-ghosts-it-s-a-physi_1588223.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/jodi-picoult-45_angel_dead-isn-t-angels-or-ghosts-it-s-a-physi_1588223.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/jodi-picoult-45_angel_dead-isn-t-angels-or-ghosts-it-s-a-physi_1588223.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dead isn’t angels or ghosts. 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