Always Quote by Svetlana Alexievich

“Speak for the Beautifully Silent”

— SydneyBoppre

I came so close to death in the search of love...

— Anonymous

I'm a hypochondriac, so I feel I am permanently close to death.

— Rebecca Front

“Despite wanting me to end her life, after a short while, Mrs Sloan fought back with surprising strength for such a small woman. Being…

— Eli Wilde

“To be an adult is to be close to death.”

— Eva Hoffman

This wasn't the first time that I'd come close to death, but it was the first time I'd been involved in this part of…

— Madeleine L'Engle

I've come close to death more times than Elizabeth Taylor has said 'I do.'

— Mireya Mayor

...there is little that comes so close to death as fulfilled love.

— Ivan Klíma

You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life is, at…

— Philippe Petit

“Being close to death, I knew that I wanted to live. I wanted to experience it all. With Jack.”

— Jane Harvey-Berrick

Rhythmic beats calling you with every single breath...the more it comes to forget you the closer I'm close to death.

— Ali Bassam

When you have been close to death it makes you think about life.

— Patrick Dixon

“Is it not strange how quickly one can become detached from everything? How empty life appears when one is close to death!”

— Georges Rodenbach

In Mexico, you're close to death all the time.

— Guillermo del Toro

Rabbits live close to death and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else.

— Richard Adams