“Atmosphere" is a massive song. A lot of people say it's their favorite Joy Division song, but it's not mine; it reminds… — Peter Hook Copy Share Image
“An expensive coffin does not decrease the deceased’s chances of going to hell.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
When someone dies then they go to their funeral. Stands there... says nothing, because they are gone. — Anthony Barger Copy Share Image
I don't like my parents; I never will. I didn't cry at either of their funerals. I haven't missed them for five… — David Small Copy Share Image
“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Do you really think anyone needs some kind of notarized statement saying 'Dear Saint Peter, here's another stiff, pass him through the… — P. N. Elrod Copy Share Image
“Perhaps because it seems so appropriate, I don't notice the rain. It falls in sheets, a blanket of silvery thread rushing to… — Michelle Zink Copy Share Image
“Death is a personal matter, arousing sorrow, despair, fervor, or dry-hearted philosophy. Funerals, on the other hand, are social functions. Imagine going… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot in the back five… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
I hate weddings. Old people would poke me saying You're next. They stopped when I started going up to them at funerals… — Hemantsmarty Copy Share Image
“Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“All death reminds us that nothing is promised, only that life was worth it.” — Shannon Alder Copy Share Image
In my early teens, I acquired a kind of representative status: went on behalf of the family to wakes and funerals and… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke, and see who comes to your funeral. — Gregory Nunn Copy Share Image
A multitude of executions discredits a king, as a multitude of funerals a doctor — Seneca Copy Share Image
Too many funerals, not enough graduations. Too many babyshowers, not enough weddings. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't believe in funerals. I believe in celebrating life, and showing people, while they're alive, how much I care about them.… — Carmen Dell'Orefice Copy Share Image
What does homophobia look like when it's stripped bare of fancy costumes like family values and tradition? It looks like that group… — Jane Velez-Mitchell Copy Share Image
Almost any poll of regular churchgoers will reveal that their favorite book in the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
“God helps everything come to pass. However, he reminds us that nothing comes to stay.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image