“ There is absolutely no worse death curse than the humdrum daily existence of the living dead. Anthon St. Maarten
“ I live to enjoy life by the littlest things, feeling the grass between my toes, breathing fresh air, watching the wind sway the trees, enjoying the company of loved ones, a deep conversation, getting… Marigold Wellington
“ I do the splits perfectly in PE. I lose half a pound in two days. I get the spinach and pig-meat frittata from the lo-carb section for lunch. And no-one else knows. I mentally construct a MyFace statu… Louise O'Neill
“ I should have learned many things from that experience, but when I look back on it, all I gained was one single, undeniable fact. That ultimately I am a person who can do evil. I never consciously tri… Haruki Murakami
“ There is a grotesquerie to grief as well. You lose the sense of your existence being rational, or justifiable. You feel absurd. Julian Barnes
“ I don't know anything anymore. Is that normal? Is it normal to notice the enormity of everything and just go blank? A.M. Homes
“ Is the ash in trees, babies, flowers, and visions of Godbetter than the visions themselves? Then you think,none of this is tangible or concrete. So you have another cigaretteand think about the (not o… Derek Keck
“ The bottom line was that he didn't want to die. As far as he was concerned, death was the problem. The basic human problem. Everyone's problem. He wasn't any different from anyone else, but there was… David Guterson
“ Then you think, is this a better world, closer to theone before you knew of wars—earth wars? Before you found that canary in its cagelaying, barely heaving. And you took it outside and said, Go Free!… Derek Keck
“ A series of disconcerting questions nibbles at hearts of troubled youths. These same unanswered questions, along with their acerbic toxins, reveal their pungent fumes more frequently and with greater… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Just then his state of being was so curious that he was compelled , himself, to see it -- eager, grieving, fantastic, dangerous, crazed and, to the point of death, "comical." It was enough to make a m… Saul Bellow
“ Although we amplify our cognitive degree of awareness and enhance our appreciation for life experiences by maturing, it also brings us death. Facing a certain death forces a person to examine the wort… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Self-questioning – an effort to get in touch with our essential self – is an endless stream of thought. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We each possess the ability creatively to respond to the ontological mystery of our existence. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Existential anguish derives from the human freedom to think and act, experience love for life, and fear death. We must decide whether we wish to embrace all experience and encounters in life or seek e… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Do you believe we are masters of ourselves, or merely dance like puppets on strings having the illusion of independence? Winston Graham
“ A person experiences anxiety when they realize their insignificance in the cosmic field, which present state of angst can exacerbated by other confusing life questions. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ How had he got here? Only a few minutes ago he'd been a kid, riding his bike to school, collecting comics, doing homework and watching TV. Over the years, a few trappings of adulthood had insinuated t… Meg Rosoff
