Perhaps grief is not about empty, but full. The full breath of life that includes death. The completeness, the cycles, the depth, the richness, the process, the continuity and the treasure of the moment that is gone the second you are aware of it. Alysia Reiner breath depth process share on social
Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward. Alan Dershowitz promise principle hero Change image and share on social
The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom. Arthur Middleton death priest godward share on social
All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead. Anna Akhmatova betray flash black Change image and share on social
Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. Arthur Koestler illusion sad death Change image and share on social
Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them. Abbie Hoffman corporate internationalist machine Change image and share on social
In soaps, people come back from the dead all the time, to the point where death is just a bus stop. Anthony Geary people soap point Change image and share on social
The earth is rocky and full of roots; it's clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you'll never see it again - it's death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil. Anne Lamott cover root earth share on social
Of all the logical impasses, unknowings, paradoxes, and terrors that provoke laughter, death by its finality and unsolvable mystery is paramount. Andrew Hudgins unsolvable terror impass Change image and share on social
My day-to-day local issues are rooted in an underlying fear of death. Alex Karpovsky fear death underlie Change image and share on social