There is no lonelier man in death, except the suicide, than that man who has lived many years with a good wife and then outlived her. If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it. Ernest Hemingway deathendgood Change image and share on social
Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure, only death can stop it. Ernest Hemingway deathgreatmajor Change image and share on social
To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death. Garrett Fort awaitbadlydead Change image and share on social
You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles. Stan Getz anglecameradeath Change image and share on social
In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth. Karen Salmansohn beginningbirthconstantly share on social
My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death; now I see it from my son's perspective. Rufus Sewell affectattitudecavalier Change image and share on social
I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared to death and can't believe he won the Olympics. Carl Lewis amateurdeathdecipher Change image and share on social
The death industry markets caskets and embalming under the rubric of helping bodies look 'natural,' but our current death customs are as natural as training majestic creatures like bears and elephants to dance in cute little outfits, or erecting replicas of the Eiffel Tower and Venetian canals in the middle of the harsh American desert. Caitlin Doughty americanbearbody share on social
The eternal link between Lincoln's life and Passover - the fact that Lincoln's death, marked in the Hebrew calendar, coincides with Passover every year - is certainly fitting, and perhaps even part of the providence that Lincoln began to see in his own life and the life of his nation. Meir Soloveichik begincalendarcoincide share on social
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. George Santayana birthcuredeath Change image and share on social