“Those who have lost loved ones to situations from which their bodies could not be recovered often suffer from prolonged periods of… — Heather E. Heying Copy Share Image
“I still smart a little at the slight. When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
“I don't know what it is about fecundity that so appalls. I suppose it is the teeming evidence that birth and growth,… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“I may have wept that any should have died Or missed their chance, or not have been their best, Or been their… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
“Hospitals were to her a memento mori in bricks and mortar; an awful reminder of the inevitable end that was coming to… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
It is a nostalgic time right now, and photographs actively promote nostalgia. Photography is an elegiac art, a twilight art. Most subjects… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Memento mori and obey the Lord. Art and religion love the somber chord. — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
