Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet. George Eliot banquetbreedcry Change image and share on social
Smoking kills you, but life kills you, and if you don't want to die, go into a freezer when you are born and nothing will happen to you. Marjane Satrapi beardiefreezer Change image and share on social
When we live the 21st-century good life, almost every aspect of it is predicated on not looking at the implications of what we're up to. Happiness at this point has a lot to do with not looking, so you don't feel complicit in some vast and awful enterprise. Paolo Bacigalupi 21staspectawful share on social
Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream. Mary Wollstonecraft dreamheartlife Change image and share on social
Almost all of your life is lived by the seat of your pants, one unexpected event crashing into another, with no pattern or reason, and then you finally reach a point, around my age, where you spend more time than ever looking back. Why did this happen? Look where that led? You see the shape of things. Ron Perlman agebackcrash share on social
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. Graham Greene badcellimpossible Change image and share on social
Three days after my brother died, my father was in the hospital. He just did not want to live anymore. Before, he was fighting and loving life. Marc Forster anymorebrotherday Change image and share on social
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. Gustave Flaubert accomplishmentcallchallenge share on social
I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death. Stella Young adultdeathfierce Change image and share on social
For a while, I had this uncontrollable urge - this addiction to danger. Now I look back and I think, 'Gee, what an idiot. I was risking my life just for the sensation of it.' Steven Seagal addictionbackdanger Change image and share on social