“It dishonors the death of our loved ones to shut out happiness. We throw away what could have been and waste our… — Colleen Houck Copy Share Image
A wounded deer leaps highest, I've heard the hunter tell; 'Tis but the ecstasy of death, And then the brake is still.… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
I am rather partial to Shakespeare, though I haven't done loads. But when it's done right, there's nothing like it. There are… — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
“Death is like the insect Menacing the tree, Competent to kill it, But decoyed may be. Bait it with the balsam, Seek… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
“I bear within me the seed, the rudiments, the possibility of life's capacities and endeavors. Where might I be, if I were… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
Not the torturer will scare me, nor the body's final fall, nor the barrels of death's rifles, nor the shadows on the… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
“Palestinian weddings are celebrated over coffee, but when a young man is killed his mother is held up over his grave. 'Trill… — Ahdaf Soueif Copy Share Image
The scourge of drug trafficking, that favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
For when a nation becomes civilized, if it does not drop human sacrifices altogether, it at least selects as victims only such… — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
Tonight I saw myself in the dark window as the image of my father, whose life was spent like this, thinking of… — Louise Glück Copy Share Image
“In the Kübler-Ross model, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The model is supposed to apply… — A.D. Aliwat Copy Share Image
Let's admit it, when a loved one passes away, all the things they did, that you first thought were annoying, suddenly become… — Carniel Dunlop Copy Share Image
I used to be the youngest person on the set [of Bored To Death]. Now I'm very often the oldest person on… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
“Death should be a choice, something you may choose when your body is tired and you're ready to transition to the spirit's… — Marylayna Glynn Brown Copy Share Image
“But as he stands before imminent death, he grasps its nature also, and the cosmic import of the step to come. His… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
“It's too weird to think about - how death seems to rewrite all the rules. People who never talked to each other… — Cat Clarke Copy Share Image
“Just walk fearlessly into the house of mourning, for grief is just love squaring up to its oldest enemy. And after all… — Catherine Burns Copy Share Image
Henry M. Jackson, congressman and senator from 1941 until his death in 1983, achieved far greater renown than most legislators, ran for… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
Congress must also enact pro-growth policies that encourage the economy to expand: like making tax relief permanent and repealing the death tax. — Michael Steele Copy Share Image
The earth will never be the same again Rock, water, tree, iron, share this greif As distant stars participate in the pain.… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“...[E]ven I know that being a parent is awful ninety-five percent of the time...As far as I can tell, it's that last… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
For even if the whole world believed in resurrection, little would change until we began to practice it. We can believe in… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“shed a tear today smile tomorrow the world becomes mundane when gods become mortals a life unfulfilled an afterlife unpredictable not that… — VD Copy Share Image
From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Here's a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can't anticipate how you'll feel afterward. People… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Distance of Time and Place do really cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking Leave of our Friends resembles taking Leave… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
I found myself in a pattern of being attracted to people who were somehow unavailable, and what I realized was that I… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God,… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
“After the death of all living creatures, all our unfulfilled wishes and unspoken words will go on drifting in the stratosphere, they… — Yōko Tawada Copy Share Image
I am thinking of one woman and the rest is blotto. I say I am thinking of her, but the truth is… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Talking about your hair becomes a framework for talking about your vanity, your self-esteem, your relationships with your family, your mortality. — Elizabeth Benedict Copy Share Image
“For the real movements of a life are gradual, then sudden; they resist becoming anecdotes, they pulse like quasars from long-dead stars… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
When a family member commits suicide, the entire family is plunged into confusion and grief. Life is instinctually valued by all of… — Nikislonely Copy Share Image
“. . . No matter how screwed up the artist might be, there's still the chance that they can produce art that… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“When Rollo considers the introduction of a baby to their dynamic, the fear it invokes is new and uncomfortable. Life within the… — Matthew Revert Copy Share Image
After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our… — Wladimir Klitschko Copy Share Image
Then she declared loudly, "Smoke break!" and everyone's eyes came to us, some of them shocked seeing as these days you could… — Kristen Ashley Copy Share Image
“People say that your life flashes before your eyes before you die, but they’re wrong. It’s not your life that passes before… — Heather Jacobs Copy Share Image
“The day before the Queen's Ball, Father had a visitor--a very young girl with literary aspirations, someone Lord Lytton had recommended visit… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
“I said that the question about death, and more precisely, the confusion about death, lies at the very heart of human understanding,… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
![“Palestinian weddings are celebrated over coffee, but when a young man is killed his mother is held up over his grave. 'Trill out your zaghrouda [ululation], his friends say, the shabab who might die tomorrow. A mother says to me: 'Our joy-cries now only ring out in the face of death. Our world is…” quote by Ahdaf Soueif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f2c/ahdaf-soueif-21720_common-ground_palestinian-weddings-are-celebrated-over_1285594.jpg)
![“I used to be the youngest person on the set [of Bored To Death]. Now I'm very often the oldest person on the set. I feel lucky about that, to be honest. Lena [Dunham], by the way is a doll to me. So much fun to work with and really open.” quote by Richard Masur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d5d/richard-masur-16998_being-honest_i-used-to-be-the-youngest-person-on-the_1404864.jpg)
![“...[E]ven I know that being a parent is awful ninety-five percent of the time...As far as I can tell, it's that last five percent that keeps the human race from dying out. Four parts blinding terror, one part perfection. It's like mainlining heroin. One taste of life on that edge and you're hooked.” quote by Kimberly McCreight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c1b/kimberly-mccreight-29809_death_e-ven-i-know-that-being-a-parent-is-awfu_59310.jpg)
