Caitlin Doughty

The definition of 'morbid' is an unhealthy preoccupation with death. Unfortunately, there's no word to mean the perfectly healthy preoccupation with death, which is what I have.

Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it's good for you.

I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician.

The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page.

Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.

My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.