When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words. Friedrich Durrenmatt deathmincethroat Change image and share on social
If I learnt anything at all about terminal illness in my research, it's that the experience is different for everyone. I do believe that life becomes concentrated when it's boundaried and that death is the biggest boundary of all. Jenny Downham bigboundariedboundary share on social
'Hamlet' is one of the most dangerous things ever set down on paper. All the big, unknowable questions like what it is to be a human being; the difference between sanity and insanity; the meaning of life and death; what's real and not real. All these subjects can literally drive you mad. Michael Sheen bigdangerousdeath share on social
Death metal uses a lot of white face paint and black hair dye to make its point. I quite enjoy this genre for its intensity, extremism and underlying irony: You have to be alive to play it and listen to it. Henry Rollins aliveblackdeath share on social
What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own death wish is our only real tragedy. Mario Puzo beastdeathdumb Change image and share on social
More and more, I enjoy hearing people who are good at their instruments and who've found a distinctive voice. In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It's a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft. John Darnielle craftdeathdisciple share on social
For something to collapse, not all systems have to shut down. In most cases, just one system is enough. For example, the human body is a system of systems. If just one system, such as the cardiovascular system, shuts down, death follows. Robert Kiyosaki bodycardiovascularcase share on social
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Khalil Gibran deathliferiver Change image and share on social
Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death. John Hanning Speke deathdelightfamily Change image and share on social
Ever since childhood, when I found out that the ultimate fate for all humans was death, sheer terror and morbid curiosity had been fighting for supremacy in my mind. Caitlin Doughty childhoodcuriositydeath Change image and share on social