I've been a lucky man. I've only faced one real tragedy: the death of my wife, Maggie, from cancer in 1995. Charles Jencks cancerdeathface Change image and share on social
'Love, Death and the Changing of the Seasons' is a kind of novel in verse about the arc of an urban lesbian love affair - and I suppose there is a certain amount of voyeurism in the consumption of fiction! The 'Sancerre' poems here are more contemplative and about the relationship of the individual to local and wider histories. Marilyn Hacker affairamountarc share on social
Thinking you're a genius is death. John Jeremiah Sullivan deathgeniusthink Change image and share on social
You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive. Jean Cocteau beedaydeath Change image and share on social
Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me. Dennis Rodman deathkillmind Change image and share on social
In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. Terry Pratchett agoartbook share on social
We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death. Nathaniel Hawthorne congratulatedeathdream Change image and share on social
Considering my specialization in architecture, I'm not surprised that the first graphic novel to thoroughly engage, not to say captivate, me is Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor's 'Batman: Death by Design.' Martin Filler architecturebatmancaptivate Change image and share on social
A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past. Fidel Castro deathfuturepast Change image and share on social
It's necessary to start most work alone. But I'm tickled to death when I can pull somebody in or join someone, whether it's borrowing poetry or traveling with an associate. Jenny Holzer associateborrowdeath Change image and share on social