The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop. Terry Pratchett bitedeathgoodbye share on social
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Don Miguel Ruiz alivebigdeath Change image and share on social
Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile. Julie Burchill completelycorrectdeath share on social
You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty. N. T. Wright abortiondeathlife Change image and share on social
It is one of the sternest judgments confronting a human being after death that insofar as he is himself evil, he can see only what resembles himself because he can reproduce in his own being only the physiognomy of other evil people. Rudolf Steiner confrontdeathevil share on social
Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun. Hilaire Belloc deathfalllife Change image and share on social
The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life. Thomas Mann deathlifeparcel Change image and share on social
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. Joseph Stalin deathmanmillion Change image and share on social
Acquaintance with the human kingdom is limited: between death and a new birth - and this begins immediately or soon after death - the soul has contact and can make links only with those human souls, whether still living on earth or in yonder world, with whom he has already been karmically connected on earth in the last or in an earlier incarnation. Rudolf Steiner acquaintancebeginbirth share on social
If chick-lit really is taking a commercial battering, I'd suggest it's because the marketing has been done to death. Covering everything in girlie pink and putting chocolate in the title may once have been a clever Pavlovian device but now makes readers feel a bit sick. Jojo Moyes batterbitechick share on social