The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death. Emile M. Cioran concerndeathdesire Change image and share on social
Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death. Edna Ferber deathdefeatlife Change image and share on social
He who is obsessed by death is made guilty by it. Elias Canetti deathguiltymake Change image and share on social
It was very hard for all of us. It's still very hard. The anniversary of his death just passed, and every single one of his friends, still, after all these years... it's unbelievable. Eydie Gorme anniversarydeathfriend Change image and share on social
Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality. Emily Dickinson carriagedeathhold Change image and share on social
Animals have a much better attitude to life and death than we do. They know when their time has come. We are the ones that suffer when they pass, but it's a healing kind of grief that enables us to deal with other griefs that are not so easy to grab hold of. Emmylou Harris animalattitudedeal share on social
The death of a 20-year-old woman is intuitively worse than that of a 2-month-old girl, even though the baby has had less life. The 20-year-old has a much more developed personality than the infant, and has drawn upon the investment of others to begin as-yet-unfulfilled projects. Ezekiel Emanuel babybadlybegin share on social
We are surely the primary agent of death for all members of the cat tribe. For many if not most cat species, our depredations must surpass accidents, disease, and even starvation by a considerable margin. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas accidentagentcat share on social
I think ancient cultures incorporated death into the experience of life in a more natural way than we have done. In our obsessive focus on youth, on celebrity, our denial of death makes it harder for people who are grieving to find a place for that grief. Edward Hirsch ancientcelebrityculture share on social
Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honor. Ernest Hemingway artartistbrilliance Change image and share on social
