Dickinson is my hero because she was a joker, because she would never explain, because as a poet she confronted pain, dread and death, and because she was capable of speaking of those matters with both levity and seriousness. She's my hero because she was a metaphysical adventurer. Helen Oyeyemi adventurercapableconfront share on social
I have had a fascination with death, I think, that might be considered genetic for a long time. My father had the same affliction, I guess. Sally Mann afflictionconsiderdeath Change image and share on social
Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead. Friedrich Durrenmatt deaddiemourn Change image and share on social
If there's a fire, I want to be there. Maybe because in being so close to death, I think I understand what it means to be truly alive. Caroline Paul aliveclosedeath Change image and share on social
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console. Charles Caleb Colton comforterconsolecure Change image and share on social
'Death Sentence' really is a throwback to the '70s style revenge drama with moments of action. It's like a contemporary 'Death Wish' with a much more thriller style storyline, but the action scenes I shot very much in the style of '70s films like 'The French Connection.' James Wan 70sactionconnection share on social
Temptation coaxes us toward sin, and sin leads to sickness and death, and ultimately confinement in the realm of the evil one. Frederica Mathewes-Green coaxconfinementdeath Change image and share on social
Emmys are wonderful and I'm thrilled to death that I have mine. But they're representative of a specific achievement, where this sort of thing is representative of how you've grown in your own industry. Dinah Shore achievementdeathemmys share on social
I'm not sure I've learned anything new about life; but I've had to think harder about death and what comes after for other people. Tony Judt deathhardhave Change image and share on social
Facing my own death brought an instant sense of clarity and purpose. Tom Shadyac bringclaritydeath Change image and share on social
