--- title: "6 Prefer Dead Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 6 Prefer Dead quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Prefer Dead sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/trevor-baxendale-34172_stay-dead_y-know-i-kind-of-prefer-it-when-the-dead_196043.jpg" --- > [“Y’know, I kind of prefer it when the dead stay dead.’ ‘Pot. Kettle. Black,’ Owen said. ‘Yeah,’ agreed Jack with a shrug.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-baxendale/y-know-i-kind-of-prefer-it-when-the-dead-stay-dead-pot-kettle-black/) [Trevor Baxendale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-baxendale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/trevor-baxendale-34172_stay-dead_y-know-i-kind-of-prefer-it-when-the-dead_196043.jpg) > [ \[On the writers she admires:\] I prefer dead writers, because I don't see them at parties. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-lebowitz/on-the-writers-she-admires-i-prefer-dead-writers-because-i-don-t-see/) [Fran Lebowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-lebowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/fran-lebowitz-690_admire_on-the-writers-she-admires-i-prefer-dead_218567.png) > [I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saoirse-ronan/i-think-if-my-child-died-i-would-prefer-it-if-i-were-dead/) [Saoirse Ronan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saoirse-ronan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e67/saoirse-ronan-7939_children_i-think-if-my-child-died-i-would-prefer_334002.jpg) > [I prefer dead writers because you don't run into them at parties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-lebowitz/i-prefer-dead-writers-because-you-don-t-run-into-them-at-parties/) [Fran Lebowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-lebowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/fran-lebowitz-690_dead_i-prefer-dead-writers-because-you-don-t_2209694.png) > [I don't think you could get anything worse than losing a child. I think if my child died, I would prefer it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saoirse-ronan/i-don-t-think-you-could-get-anything-worse-than-losing-a-child-i/) [Saoirse Ronan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saoirse-ronan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/saoirse-ronan-7939_children_i-don-t-think-you-could-get-anything-wor_2458244.jpg) > [“If/when I die, do not want Pam lonely. Want her to remarry, have full life. As long as new husband is nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/if-when-i-die-do-not-want-pam-lonely-want-her-to-remarry-have-full/) [George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/george-saunders-317_better-person_if-when-i-die-do-not-want-pam-lonely-wan_2475815.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prefer-dead/#itemlist", "name": "Prefer Dead Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Y’know, I kind of prefer it when the dead stay dead.’ ‘Pot. Kettle. 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