My characters who come back from death are worse for wear. In some ways, they're not even the same characters anymore. The body may be moving, but some aspect of the spirit is changed or transformed, and they've lost something. George R. R. Martin anymoreaspectback share on social
The horror of a death without dignity has so much implications for the people who are left behind. Brendan Gleeson deathdignityhorror Change image and share on social
The truth is that I'm more afraid of marriage than of death. Shakira afraiddeathmarriage Change image and share on social
Well, to the people who pray for me to not only have an agonising death, but then be reborn to have an agonising and horrible eternal life of torture, I say, 'Well, good on you. See you there.' Christopher Hitchens agonisedeatheternal Change image and share on social
To many forms of life of our northern lands, winter means a long sleep; to others, it means what it means to many fortunate human beings - travels in warm climes. To still others, who again have their human prototypes, it means a struggle, more or less fierce, to keep soul and body together; while to many insect forms, it means death. John Burroughs beingbodyclime share on social
My father's death from prostate cancer in 1993 was tragic. He never complained about pain. He was a fighter. By the time he was ready to die he wasn't able to die in the way that he wanted to, which seemed an outrage to me. Zoe Wanamaker cancercomplaindeath share on social
I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Bronte deathfeelmonotony Change image and share on social
I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me. Stephen Rea afraiddeathdie Change image and share on social
One of the reasons it's important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the specifics of war, the nature of war, the ethical ambiguities of war, are introduced too late to children. I think they can hear them, understand them, know about them, at a much younger age without being scared to death by the stories. Suzanne Collins ageambiguitychild share on social
In his later years, Ramakrishna took up residence at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, from where his radiance extended far, even beyond his death in 1886. Justin Cartwright dakshineswardeathextend Change image and share on social