Life Quote by Téa Obreht

The dead are celebrated. The dead are loved. They give something to the living. Once you put something into the ground, Doctor, you always…

— Tea Obreht

“We care about the dead. We try with our lives to honor theirs. That’s how we make our lives meaningful, and how we make…

— John Green

“The best way to honor the dead was by making their passing useful to the living.”

— Sabrina Jeffries

“The dead are past our help though it's hard sometimes to live without them. They take a piece of us with them when they…

— Hannah Nordhause

“Funerals aren't for the dead. They're for the living.”

— Gavin Extence

“Your duty is to society, and the dead have always been a part of society. How we treat the dead says much about us.”

— Alex Grecian

“Funerals are for the living, not for the dead.”

— Yudhanjaya Wijeratne

“The living mourn the dead for a time but they forget about them as days pass. The living are so selfish, so spoilt, so…

— Natsuo Kirino

“Funerals aren't for dead people. They're for the living.”

— Angie Thomas

“People naturally pay their respects to the dead. The person had, after all, just accomplished the personal, profound feat of dying.”

— Haruki Murakami

“When the dead are done with the living, the living can go on to other things.”

— Alice Sebold

“The dead always have stories to tell. They just need the living to listen.”

— Jennifer Latham