We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases. Thomas Browne curedeathdisease Change image and share on social
One of the greatest gifts we can give people is the hope that their death is nothing to fear - you know, not that it has no fear in it, but the promise of scripture is that God will lead us through the valley of the shadow of death. Max Lucado deathfeargift share on social
The three touchstones that woke Buddha up - sickness, old age, and death - are a pretty good place to start when crafting a tragic tale. And if we need to get more specific: heartbreak, destruction, miscomprehension, natural disasters, betrayal, and the waste of human potential. Paul Di Filippo agebetrayalbuddha share on social
I end up talking about really mundane things with my fans, and then they're kind of like, 'This is boring. I want to go talk to somebody else.' I think I bore my fans to death by over-talking to them. Mike Birbiglia bearboredeath Change image and share on social
With plastic surgery, the general anesthetic is like a black-velvety sleep, and that's what death is - without waking up to someone clapping and going, 'Joan, wake up, it's all over and you're looking pretty'. Joan Rivers anestheticblackclap share on social
If you look at the beginning of this country, when the pilgrims came to this country, the first year they had a communistic experiment. They said, 'OK, we're going to take the land, we're going to work the land together and share in the fruits of our labor.' They almost starved to death. Almost half of them died that first year. Rafael Cruz begincommunisticcountry share on social
I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying. Derek Jarman afraiddeathdie Change image and share on social
In Sleep we lie all naked and alone, in Sleep we are united at the heart of night and darkness, and we are strange and beautiful asleep; for we are dying the darkness and we know no death. Thomas Wolfe asleepbeautifuldarkness Change image and share on social
Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective. P. J. O'Rourke carefullychildconcept Change image and share on social
Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted. Percy Bysshe Shelley calldeathlife Change image and share on social