“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I worry that friends will slowly become professional pallbearers, waiting for each death, of their lovers, friends and neighbors, and polishing their… — David Wojnarowicz Copy Share Image
Men had taken greater blows: that was what made a man a man. For did they not say that a man is… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I count too heavily on birthdays, though I know I shouldn't. Inevitably I begin to assess my life by them, figure out… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
We were at another funeral party. I wasn’t sure who had died this time, but it was a suicide, and upsetting because… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
“How many people delay the kindness, the expression of love, until the person is dead, beyond their reach, and then try to… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
I pointed out that the Atlanta Olympic bomber - as well as Timothy McVeigh and the people who protest against gay rights… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
We must be mad, literally mad, as a nation to be permitting the annual inflow of some 50,000 dependents, who are for… — Enoch Powell Copy Share Image
Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age… — Ben Casnocha Copy Share Image
I’m the god of funerals. I know every death custom in the world—how to die properly, how to prepare the body and… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Then I asked her if she wanted to to the funeral, and my God, the look on her face. You'd think I'd… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
I have experienced a murderer among my friends. Many, many years ago. At close range I have seen the impact of it.… — Karin Fossum Copy Share Image
When you attend a funeral, It is sad to think that sooner o' Later those you love will do the same for… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
A conservative young man has wound up his life before it was unreeled. We expect old men to be conservative but when… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
