“ The last to fall were the buildings, distant and solemn, the gravestones for an entire world. Dan Wells
“ Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. Shannon L. Alder
“ I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.[Epitaph from Gail Borden's gravestone.] Gail Borden
“ In the grave, there is neither learning nor working. Learn while you can, work while you can. Lailah Gifty Akita
“ Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien to him, for in death he belongs to the universe. Clifford D. Simak
“ He’d seen a lot of bizarre items left at gravesides, like a carton of eggs, a pair of reading glasses, a bag of licorice, smooth stones, a spoon. Sheri Webber
“ I thought of the new stone, of my new wife, and of the newly buried white bones beneath us, and I felt that fate had made sport of us all. Sōseki Natsume
