Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life. Dag Hammarskjold bodydeathdegree share on social
I was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years after the death of Galileo. I estimate, however, that about two hundred thousand other babies were also born that day. I don't know whether any of them was later interested in astronomy. Stephen Hawking astronomybabybear share on social
I'd be interested in finding out if there is a light you walk into, and if you do meet people from your life and walk hand in hand with Jesus. I would hate for my death to be tragic: I'd like to be old when it happens. But hopefully a young death is unlikely. Brian Molko deathfindhand share on social
It's one of the things that 'Everwood' - what makes a great 'Everwood' episode is when it makes you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. From the first season, we've always had the chance to deal with death in a very real way, in a way that a lot of other shows can't or don't. Greg Berlanti chancecrydeal share on social
Death, after all, is the common expectation from birth. Neither heroes nor cowards can escape it. Ellis Peters birthcommoncoward Change image and share on social
Life runs to death as its goal, and we should go towards that next stage of experience either carelessly as to what must be, or with a good, honest curiosity as to what may be. James Stephens carelesslycuriositydeath Change image and share on social
Death will be a great relief. No more interviews. Katharine Hepburn deathgreatinterview Change image and share on social
One death is a tragedy, and a million deaths are a statistic. Nicholas Kristof deathmillionstatistic Change image and share on social
Everyone sees something different in 'Endgame': a biblical apocalypse, a portrait of painful co-dependency, a confession of guilt and dignity in the face of death, a night of baffling hopelessness, a meaningless babble. Each interpretation reveals an absurd truth - not about the play, but about the person watching it. Simon McBurney absurdapocalypsebabble share on social
Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one. Vladimir Nabokov deathgreatlife Change image and share on social