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> [“I can tell you that she's not breathing,” he said. “She has no heartbeat and all organ function and brain activity have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zakour/i-can-tell-you-that-she-s-not-breathing-he-said-she-has-no-heartbeat/)

[John Zakour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zakour/)

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> [There's something final about saying you were married once. It's like saying you were dead once. It shuts them up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/there-s-something-final-about-saying-you-were-married-once-it-s-like/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/margaret-atwood-40_finals_there-s-something-final-about-saying-you_1675877.jpg)

> [“Personally, I don’t think it right to make up things about real people—although I suppose there’s an argument for saying that once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-atkinson/personally-i-don-t-think-it-right-to-make-up-things-about-real-people/)

[Kate Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-atkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/kate-atkinson-1265_real-people_personally-i-don-t-think-it-right-to-mak_2280683.jpg)

> [You know that old saying. Once you go dead, no one's better in bed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeaniene-frost/you-know-that-old-saying-once-you-go-dead-no-one-s-better-in-bed/)

[Jeaniene Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeaniene-frost/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/jeaniene-frost-335_bed_you-know-that-old-saying-once-you-go-dea_2512931.png)

> [“Go to the cops then!” I shout. “But mind if I ask what you plan on telling them? Because saying two dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-harris/go-to-the-cops-then-i-shout-but-mind-if-i-ask-what-you-plan-on/)

[Rebecca Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-harris/)

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