People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it. Anna Deavere Smith closedeathhear Change image and share on social
The commanding general publishes, for the information of all concerned, that hereafter all persons found within our lines who commit acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country will be tried as spies or traitors, and, if convicted, will suffer death. Ambrose Burnside actbenefitcommand share on social
I was actually under a lot of heaviness when I was younger. I thought of myself as an old soul. I was very obsessed with death. Basically, I didn't really have a youth - I sublimated all that into my identity and my music. Ariel Pink basicallydeathheaviness share on social
My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty. Andrew Cuomo deathdesiredrive Change image and share on social
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anais Nin deathdeeplyfear 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 blackbulbclay share on social
The web of life, love, suffering and death unites all beings. Alex Grey beingdeathlife Change image and share on social
The death of dictator Kim Jong-Il has cast all eyes on North Korea, a country without literature or freedom or truth. Adam Johnson castcountrydeath Change image and share on social
Man and animals are in reality vehicles and conduits of food, tombs of animals, hostels of Death, coverings that consume, deriving life by the death of others. Leonardo da Vinci animalconduitconsume Change image and share on social
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci dielearnlive Change image and share on social