“ Death is an inevitability, isn't it? You become more aware of that when you get to my age. I don't worry about it. I'm ready for it. When I go, I want to go doing what I do best. If I died tomorrow, I… Lemmy Kilmister
“ The Line welcomed rain and sun. Seeds germinated in mass graves, between skulls and femurs and broken pick handles, tendrils rose up alongside dog spikes and clavicles, thrust around teak sleepers and… Richard Flanagan
“ I googled 'suicide gene' but cancelled the search at the last second. I didn't want to know. Plus, I already knew. People ask: but how does this happen? To think that even with all the security measur… Miriam Toews
“ Nobody was ever really ready to turn off their mother's machine, no matter what they thought; to turn off the light of their childhood and walk away, just as if they were turning out a light and leavi… Fannie Flagg
“ There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight. Marcus Aurelius
“ Poisons pain you Rivers are damp Acid stains you And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful Nooses give Gas smells awful You might as well live. Dorothy Parker
“ All of these people, it was as if they were all turning to gold, all marked with an invisible X on their foreheads, as of course we are, too, the place and time yet to be determined. Yes, we are burni… Michael Paterniti
“ People are fragile. They die of mistakes, of overdoses, of sickness. But mostly they die of Death. Holly Black
“ Nothing you can lose by dying is half so precious as the readiness to die which is man's charter of nobility. George Santayana
“ Supermarkets this large and clean and modern are a revelation to me. I spent my life in small steamy delicatessens with slanted display cabinets full of trays that hold soft wet lumpy matter in pale c… Don DeLillo
“ From across the woods, as if by common accord, birds left their trees and darted upward. I joined them, flew amount them, they did not recognize me as something apart from them, and I was happy, so ha… George Saunders
“ I hate funerals and would not attend my Own if it could be avoided but it is well for every man to stop once in a while to think of what sort of a collection of mourners he is training for his final… Robert T. Morris
“ Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved. Jean Cameron
“ When I am dying, I should like my life taken out under general anaesthetic, exactly as if it were a diseased appendix. Richard Dawkins
“ What's the advantage of fear or the benefit of regret or the bonus of granting misery a foothold even if death is embracing you? My old abbot used to say, Life is only precious if you wish it to be. I… Michael J. Sullivan
