Some people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to deepen my dash, that place on the tombstone between our birth and our death. Regina Brett birthbuttoncomfort share on social
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm. Denis Diderot deathfootfreeze Change image and share on social
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom. Isabel Allende comedeathend Change image and share on social
It is education that will arm us with the tools that will enable us to succeed and put a stop to the rising rates of preventable death. Christy Turlington armdeatheducation Change image and share on social
The poorer people and criminals of Mexico who are not very religious but not quite atheists, either, worship Saint Death. Karl Pilkington atheistcriminaldeath Change image and share on social
I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene. Lauren Bacall deathdiscoverhand share on social
It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death. Jacqueline Cochran completedeathface Change image and share on social
I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any. Peter De Vries boredeathgood Change image and share on social
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself. Norman Cousins awarenessdeathfeel share on social
