--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I am not afraid of death, which after all…" description: "\"“I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.”\" — Rosie Thomas" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/rosie-thomas-19452_afraid-of-death_i-am-not-afraid-of-death-which-after-all_210434.jpg" --- # I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far… ![“I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.” quote by Rosie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/rosie-thomas-19452_afraid-of-death_i-am-not-afraid-of-death-which-after-all_210434.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/rosie-thomas-19452_afraid-of-death_i-am-not-afraid-of-death-which-after-all_210434.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/rosie-thomas-19452_afraid-of-death_i-am-not-afraid-of-death-which-after-all_210434.jpg) > ““I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.”” [Rosie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosie-thomas/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker fears the liminal period of dying more than death itself, seeing the unknown transition as unsettling. **In simple terms:** The middle stage of dying is scary. 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