The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with death. Henry Miller confounddeathenter Change image and share on social
Poems in a way are spells against death. They are milestones, to see where you were then from where you are now. To perpetuate your feelings, to establish them. If you have in any way touched the central heart of mankind's feelings, you'll survive. Richard Eberhart centraldeathestablish share on social
Whether for life or death, do your own work well. John Ruskin deathlifework Change image and share on social
In fiction, too, after the death of Cooper the main tendency for nearly a generation was away from the conquest of new borders to the closer cultivation, east of the Mississippi, of ground already marked. Carl Clinton Van Doren bordercloseconquest share on social
Since Kennedy's death, the nation has not seen, in any of his successors, his cosmopolitan intellectualism or the oratorical eloquence with which he sought to lead the nation by the power of his words. Vincent Bugliosi cosmopolitandeatheloquence share on social
The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends. Joel Osteen bigdaddydeath Change image and share on social
There's a lot of hand-wringing going on about the death of journalism and particularly the death of investigative journalism. What I see is that there is more need than ever to have experienced information processors - people who can look through this mass of data. Heather Brooke datumdeathexperience share on social
I need good friends who can say, 'I love you to death, but you look terrible in that, and you need to change right now.' Blake Lively changedeathfriend Change image and share on social
If Solomon counts the day of one's death better than the day of one's birth, there can be no objection why that also may not be reckoned amongst one's remarkable and happy days. John Aubrey birthcountday Change image and share on social
