“the political scientist James Payne suggests that ancient peoples put a low value on other people’s lives because pain and death were… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Most death now happens in hospitals. It's been medicalized. It happens away from where we deal with it directly. And that's a… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Death, after all, is the common expectation from birth. Neither heroes nor cowards can escape it. — Ellis Peters Copy Share Image
“People say that love and death are two common and universal human journeys. There is a difference though, love is more powerful… — Jeffrey Seaver Copy Share Image
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who… — Xenophon Copy Share Image
