Death Quotes by Sue Monk Kidd

13 Death quotes by Sue Monk Kidd

Sue Monk Kidd’s thirteen brief musings on death provide a focused entry point for anyone looking for a gentle, human perspective. Though compact, the collection captures her warm, narrative style, making each line feel like a whispered confidante.

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“Readiness for dying arrives by attending the smallest moment and finding the eternal inside of it.”

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Loss takes up inside of everything sooner or later and eats right through it.

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Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life.

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“People who think dying is the is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.”

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“It was possible to close your eyes and exit life without actually dying. You just had to faint.”

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People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

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“I’m giving you a choice, forgive or die,’ a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.”

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“But I would tell Mother none of this. Nor would I tell her that at the hour of his death, I was…

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Place a beehive on my grave And let the honey soak through. When I'm dead and gone, That's what I want from…

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When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like…

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The symbol of Goddess gives us permission. She teaches us to embrace the holiness of every natural, ordinary, sensual dying moment. Patriarchy…

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Rebirth is almost impossible without the darkness…I tell myself I am experiencing the death of myself as mother, the death of myself…

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“The symbol of Goddess gives us permission. She teaches us to embrace the holiness of every natural, ordinary, sensual dying moment. Patriarchy…

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