And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper. I have an affection for it, for it was the offspring of happy days, when death and grief were but words, which found no true echo in my heart. Mary Shelley affectionbidday share on social
Somehow we got used to death, and then we dehumanised it. We account for conflicts in figures. Ebola is 13,500 infected, 5,000 people have died... People are losing their sense of empathy, their sense of wanting to do something. Joanne Liu 000accountconflict share on social
I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible. Georges Simenon adoredeathdie Change image and share on social
Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism. Maggie Stiefvater concernculturedeath Change image and share on social
I don't want to give too much of it away, because I haven't cleared it with Bob, but the treatment is twenty years, and she, in an effort to protect herself faked her death and did a series of things regarding Dr. Loomis, who has died, because Michael Myers was after her. Kevin Williamson bobcleardeath share on social
More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. Jerry Weller deatheffectiveenforcement Change image and share on social
One of the joys of being a Christian or being a person of faith is that you believe deep down that death isn't the worst thing, you know. Not living your life: that's the worst thing. And death is not, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's not, it's not the end of the world. Gene Robinson badchristiancrack share on social
This was the man, this Balaam, I say, was the man, who desired to die the death of the righteous, and that his last end might be like his; and this was the state of his mind when he pronounced these words. Joseph Butler balaamdeathdesire share on social
An end of something means the beginning of something else, and I don't think that something else is going to be the death of the manned space program. John Glenn begindeathend Change image and share on social
Social media reactions to celebrity death have taken on a predictable pattern: an outpouring of shock with expressions of grief, followed by a ghoulish need to know all the details, to see the scene of the death and the family in mourning. Then a post-mortem dissection of all the perceived flaws the celebrity had. Jennifer Armintrout celebritydeathdetail share on social