I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong. Paulo Coelho brazilcareerdeath share on social
If the death of Osama Bin Laden brings any peace to those who lost loved ones on that awful day in September 2001, that is a great thing. It is more likely, however, just a painful reminder of what was lost. Henry Rollins awfulbinbring share on social
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave. Joseph Hall birthbordercradle Change image and share on social
BBC TV gets hold of an idea and beats it to death until we're all heartily sick of it. They buy people without thinking what they're going to do with them. It's the wrong way around. What they should be doing is employing really good ideas people to come up with good ideas. Terry Wogan bbcbeatbuy share on social
We must assimilate the thought that life between death and a new birth is so constituted that everything we do awakens an echo in the environment. Rudolf Steiner assimilateawakenbirth Change image and share on social
Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal. Victor Hugo achievedeathdream Change image and share on social
God grant you all your desires and accept my own hearty thanks for all your attention to me. Although indeed, those attentions have tried me more than death can now terrify me. Jane Grey acceptattentiondeath Change image and share on social
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear. G. Gordon Liddy afraiddeathdefeat Change image and share on social
You know how people say that young people feel immortal? I don't know what they're talking about. I was planning for how I would deal with my death in good conscience well before I even hit puberty. Nic Pizzolatto consciencedealdeath Change image and share on social
