The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. Blaise Pascal attachcharmdeath Change image and share on social
Without fullness of experience, length of days is nothing. When fullness of life has been achieved, shortness of days is nothing. That is perhaps why the young have usually so little fear of death; they live by intensities that the elderly have forgotten. Lewis Mumford achievedaydeath share on social
At the end of 'Afterlife' - hmm, how do I do this without spoilers - Skye took a very strange journey that crossed the boundary between life and death. And now, for her, that boundary is permanently blurred. Claudia Gray afterlifeblurboundary share on social
I was a late bloomer. I was 38 when my first book was out and 43 when my first crime novel was out. I had a story that could only be told as a crime story. I think the genre is good; it deals with the fundamental questions of life and death. The problem is there are too many bad crime stories. Hakan Nesser badbloomerbook share on social
When Katrina struck in 2005, roughly 300 deaths were recorded at hospitals, long-term care facilities and in nursing homes, according to a recently published study of death certificates and disaster mortuary team records. Many of them might have been saved if they had been evacuated sooner. Sheri Fink carecertificatedeath share on social
Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California. Rick Perry abilityamericacalifornia share on social
Look at another person while living; the soul is not visible, only the body which it animates. Therefore, merely because after death the soul is not visible is no demonstration that it does not still live. Richard Jefferies animatebodydeath share on social
People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world you've got to keep your feet warm. Denis Diderot deathfootfreeze Change image and share on social
I had four combat tours, and I never saw death on a scale like I saw in Haiti. A quarter-million people lost their lives. Chris Gibson combatdeathhaiti Change image and share on social
I tend to think that good and evil exist and that the quantity in each of us is unchangeable. The moral character of people is set, fixed until death. Michel Houellebecq characterdeathevil Change image and share on social