Death Quote by Rose Macaulay
““...when the years have all passed, there will gape the uncomfortable and unpredictable dark void of death, and into this I shall at last fall headlong, down and down and down, and the prospect of that fall, that uprooting, that rending apart of body and spirit, that taking off into so blank an unknown, drowns me in mortal fear and mortal grief. After all, life, for all its agonies of despair and loss and guilt, is exciting and beautiful, amusing and artful and endearing, full of liking and of love, at times a poem and a high adventure, at times noble and at times very gay; and whatever (if anything) is to come after it, we shall not have this life again.””
About This Quote
Reflects on death’s darkness versus life’s beauty, acknowledging fear yet celebrating existence.
In simple terms: Life is beautiful despite death’s fear.
Key Takeaway
Cherish life’s moments.
Themes
existence
death
beauty
Mood
melancholic
hopeful
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- grief counseling
- artistic creation
- spiritual contemplation
Key Concepts
philosophy
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you find meaning amid mortality?
- What makes life feel adventurous?
![“Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing? Matthew 6:25” quote by Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c3c/joyce-meyer-123_anxious_therefore-i-tell-you-stop-being-perpetua_2886394.jpg)
