Death Quotes

13020 Death quotes by 5305 unique authors

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To some extent I liken slavery to death. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown. — Emile M. Cioran
The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death. — Emile M. Cioran
I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens. — Woody Allen
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon. — Woody Allen
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman? — Woody Allen
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. — Woody Allen
I don't believe in the after life, although I am bringing a change of underwear. — Woody Allen
Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down. — Woody Allen
Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered? — Woody Allen
Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it. — Woody Allen
I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I… — John Cleese
It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune. — Woody Allen
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and… — Isabel Allende
When I see someone who is starved, they don't look alert. They don't have boundless energy. If you're too skinny, it looks like you're near… — Kirstie Alley
Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor. — Glenn Close
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is… — Kurt Cobain
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. — Jean Cocteau
Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live. — Jean Cocteau
After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. — Jean Cocteau
You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive. — Jean Cocteau
Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke opium is to get out of the train… — Jean Cocteau
I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought… — Paulo Coelho
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as… — Stewart Alsop

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