“ Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ The fact that you have just buried your parent or parents and/or sibling or siblings does not make you less likely to die today. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Republicans know well that a change of rhetorical pace is necessary. But efforts by their leaders to damp down the bellicosity of newly elected Tea Party types is running into the fact that the Tea Pa… Alexander Cockburn
“ Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ 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
“ Perspective is as simple as answering this question: If I had 5 months to live would I experience this problem differently? Shannon L. Alder
“ Death would be an extremely bad thing like most of us paint it, if being dead were painful. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Every man in the chapel hoped that when his hour came he, too, would be eulogized, which is to say forgiven, and that all of his lapses, greeds, errors, and strayings from the truth would be invested… James Baldwin
“ Live in such a way that when you die you leave God in your will for your children. Shannon L. Alder
“ This stupidity of sounding a siren and speeding through traffic with a coffin must be an African speciality. Nana Awere Damoah
“ Fernanda was scandalized that she did not understand the relationship of Catholicism with life but only its relationship with death, as if it were not a religion but a compendium of funeral convention… Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“ Death is a personal matter, arousing sorrow, despair, fervor, or dry-hearted philosophy. Funerals, on the other hand, are social functions. Imagine going to a funeral without first polishing the autom… John Steinbeck
