Death Quote by Siddartha Mukherjee

“Death should not be viewed as a medical failure but as a natural conclusion to life.”

— Christine Cowgill

“It behooves me to remember as I advance in age that death is an inevitable part of the life cycle rather than a medical…

— Lisa J. Shultz

“In other words, our decision making in medicine has failed so spectacularly that we have reached the point of actively inflicting harm on patients…

— Atul Gawande

“The belief in death leads meditating about life; meanwhile, the belief in life leads you thinking about death.”

— Sorin Cerin

“For me, death is the one appalling fact which defines life; unless you are constantly aware of it, you cannot begin to understand what…

— Julian Barnes

The predicate of modern medicine is, 'We invalidate your humanity, but we give you immortality, so you have to shut up and listen to…

— David Milch

“It is only in death that we are truly cured of the 'sickness' of life.”

— Socrates

“There is no task as urgent for us as to learn daily how to die, but our knowledge of death is not increased by…

— Rilke, Rainer Maria

“The reason death sticks so closely to life isn’t biological necessity – it’s envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love…

— Yann Martel

“What loss is death if life is not to be lived?”

— R.A. Salvatore

Medicine is not about conquering diseases and death, but about the alleviation of suffering, minimising harm, smoothing the painful journey of man to the…

— Petr Skrabanek

“That’s the thing about death that makes it useful. Death was always a reminder to the living to live—to live in the present and…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout