--- title: "9 Left Death Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Left Death quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Left Death sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/danny-john-jules-32297_back_i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wante_989899.jpg" --- > [I left 'Death in Paradise' because I wanted to get back on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-john-jules/i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wanted-to-get-back-on-stage/) [Danny John-Jules](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-john-jules/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/danny-john-jules-32297_back_i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wante_989899.jpg) > [I have only one curiosity left: death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coco-chanel/i-have-only-one-curiosity-left-death/) [Coco Chanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coco-chanel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/coco-chanel-1318_curiosity_i-have-only-one-curiosity-left-death-302_3021553.jpg) > [“When it left, death didn't even close our eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-bola-o/when-it-left-death-didn-t-even-close-our-eyes/) [Roberto Bolaño](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-bola-o/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/roberto-bola-o-725_death_when-it-left-death-didn-t-even-close-our_2819644.jpg) > [“You left me here, I’m all alone You were my stronghold, my house, my home There’s nothing more, there’s nothing left Nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-left-me-here-i-m-all-alone-you-were-my-stronghold-my-house-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/anonymous-1_death_you-left-me-here-i-m-all-alone-you-were_978767.jpg) > [“I'm not sure I should tell you. Not while you're alive, at least. Some things are better left for after death." (Mac)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-thornton/i-m-not-sure-i-should-tell-you-not-while-you-re-alive-at-least-some/) [Marshall Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/marshall-thornton-2247_death_i-m-not-sure-i-should-tell-you-not-while_190081.jpg) > [A shot of death crawling inside with veins and shattered soul...the shot left me behind and the death is left to crawl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-bassam/a-shot-of-death-crawling-inside-with-veins-and-shattered-soul-the/) [Ali Bassam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-bassam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/ali-bassam-8848_death_a-shot-of-death-crawling-inside-with-vei_1521692.jpg) > [“As we left the death watch, it occurred to me that we were all homeless in some way. It seemed that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-lemieux/as-we-left-the-death-watch-it-occurred-to-me-that-we-were-all/) [Richard LeMieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-lemieux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/richard-lemieux-26541_death_as-we-left-the-death-watch-it-occurred-t_1087814.jpg) > [“For a moment I was dizzied by the impulse to leave her there: shove the techs' hands away, shout at hovering morgue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tana-french/for-a-moment-i-was-dizzied-by-the-impulse-to-leave-her-there-shove/) [Tana French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tana-french/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/tana-french-1016_dandelion-seeds_for-a-moment-i-was-dizzied-by-the-impuls_3008752.png) > [We are left with nothing but death, the irreducible fact of our own mortality. Death after a long illness we can accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/we-are-left-with-nothing-but-death-the-irreducible-fact-of-our-own/) [Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/paul-auster-351_accepting_we-are-left-with-nothing-but-death-the-i_3123069.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/left-death/#itemlist", "name": "Left Death Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I left 'Death in Paradise' because I wanted to get back on stage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Danny John-Jules" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-john-jules/i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wanted-to-get-back-on-stage/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/danny-john-jules-32297_back_i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wante_989899.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/danny-john-jules-32297_back_i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wante_989899.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/danny-john-jules-32297_back_i-left-death-in-paradise-because-i-wante_989899.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I left 'Death in Paradise' because I wanted to get back on stage.” — Danny John-Jules", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have only one curiosity left: death.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Coco Chanel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coco-chanel/i-have-only-one-curiosity-left-death/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/coco-chanel-1318_curiosity_i-have-only-one-curiosity-left-death-302_3021553.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/coco-chanel-1318_curiosity_i-have-only-one-curiosity-left-death-302_3021553.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/coco-chanel-1318_curiosity_i-have-only-one-curiosity-left-death-302_3021553.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have only one curiosity left: death.” — Coco Chanel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When it left, death didn't even close our eyes.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roberto Bolaño" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-bola-o/when-it-left-death-didn-t-even-close-our-eyes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/roberto-bola-o-725_death_when-it-left-death-didn-t-even-close-our_2819644.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/roberto-bola-o-725_death_when-it-left-death-didn-t-even-close-our_2819644.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/roberto-bola-o-725_death_when-it-left-death-didn-t-even-close-our_2819644.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When it left, death didn't even close our eyes.” — Roberto Bolaño", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You left me here, I’m all alone You were my stronghold, my house, my home There’s nothing more, there’s nothing left Nothing left to me but death”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-left-me-here-i-m-all-alone-you-were-my-stronghold-my-house-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/anonymous-1_death_you-left-me-here-i-m-all-alone-you-were_978767.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/anonymous-1_death_you-left-me-here-i-m-all-alone-you-were_978767.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/anonymous-1_death_you-left-me-here-i-m-all-alone-you-were_978767.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You left me here, I’m all alone You were my stronghold, my house, my home There’s nothing more, there’s…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'm not sure I should tell you. 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