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
For thousands of years, we did have death surrounding us, and we did have people die in the home. You would take care of your own end. You would do ritual processes, and you would be involved in it, and that's been taken away in the Western world. Caitlin Doughty caredeathdie share on social
Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc. Sondra Radvanovsky agedeathlove Change image and share on social
The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam - and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape. Gloria Estefan ageagentamerica share on social
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that. Philip Kaufman answercomplexdeath share on social
Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species. Friedrich Nietzsche bewaredeaddeath Change image and share on social
I think that there are a lot of really beautiful Christmas carols, and then sometimes there are horrible renditions of them that are played to death in malls that make me sad. I try to avoid stores where they're playing bad versions of Christmas songs on repeat. Gillian Jacobs avoidbadbeautiful share on social
I was terribly wounded by my wife's death. J. G. Ballard deathterriblywife Change image and share on social
Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen. Keith Richards bugbuttondeath share on social
