Only in the English countryside could violent death remain something that is 'cosy.' Liz Williams cosycountrysidedeath Change image and share on social
When one is young, aspiring to play for the country, doing well, any hindrance, like injury or being out of form, can be frustrating and a cause of annoyance or even anger. But once you have a close encounter with death, you realise the real value of life. Yuvraj Singh angerannoyanceaspire share on social
Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis. Yasser Arafat applybankdeath Change image and share on social
Whoever has the luck to be born a character can laugh even at death. Because a character will never die! A man will die, a writer, the instrument of creation: but what he has created will never die! Luigi Pirandello bearcharactercreate Change image and share on social
The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. Lois McMaster Bujold crydeadduty Change image and share on social
The president of the United States let the consulate in Libya become a death trap. Lindsey Graham consulatedeathlibya Change image and share on social
My mother was killed in a plane crash, so I hate travelling in planes. Death is so unexpected. I would actually rather stay at home and not go anywhere. Linda McCartney crashdeathhate Change image and share on social
The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history. Lew Wallace deathhistoryinscription Change image and share on social
Activism is very seductive, and writing is painful and hard. It's very scary to have a death threat living over your head. Activism is very sustaining. But I don't view myself as a political person. I'm just someone who desperately wants to stay alive. Larry Kramer activismalivedeath share on social
Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. Lawrence Ferlinghetti absurdityacrobataudience Change image and share on social