In man, the mechanical breathing is essential to life, and it is one of the old tests for death to see whether these movements have ceased completely. August Krogh breatheceasecompletely Change image and share on social
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life. Amelia Barr affectionanswerarmy share on social
Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists. Alison Moyet artistdeathnell Change image and share on social
It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace. Anna Akhmatova deadhappypeace Change image and share on social
What emotions would we experience if we weren't working ourselves to death? What wishes drive us? What fantasies hitch themselves to our continual busyness? Only when we step away from our frenzy can we know. Arlie Russell Hochschild busynesscontinualdeath share on social
People need jobs, people need happy and successful lives; there should be marriage between one man and one woman, there should the value of person from conception until natural death. Alveda King conceptiondeathhappy Change image and share on social
Why do we take pleasure in gruesome death, neatly packaged as a puzzle to which we may find a satisfactory solution through clues - or if we are not clever enough, have it revealed by the all-powerful tale-teller at the end of the book? It is something to do with being reduced to, and comforted by, playing by the rules. A. S. Byatt bookcleverclue share on social
I took a 19th-century Russian novel class in college and have been smitten with Russian literature ever since. Writers like Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Grossman, and Solzhenitsyn tackle the great questions of morality, politics, love, and death. Anthony Marra 19thcenturyclass share on social
The approach of death certainly concentrates the mind. A. N. Wilson approachconcentratedeath Change image and share on social
When men talk about war, the stories and terminology vary - it's this battle, these weapons, this terrain. But no matter where you go in the world, women use the same language to speak of war. They speak of fire, they speak of death, and they speak of starvation. Abigail Disney battledeathfire share on social