In Sleep we lie all naked and alone, in Sleep we are united at the heart of night and darkness, and we are strange and beautiful asleep; for we are dying the darkness and we know no death. Thomas Wolfe asleepbeautifuldarkness Change image and share on social
Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective. P. J. O'Rourke carefullychildconcept Change image and share on social
Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted. Percy Bysshe Shelley calldeathlife Change image and share on social
A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true since an article about the condition of deadness would make for turgid reading at best. Tom Rachman articlecommoncondition share on social
Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold? Shirley Booth accidentaircold Change image and share on social
I would lying if I said I would laugh in the face of death. Mitch Albom deathfacelaugh Change image and share on social
Eros is very close to death. And both things, in a way, balance each other. Isabel Allende balanceclosedeath Change image and share on social
The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations. Kit Bond americanaveragebuild Change image and share on social
They fail to recognize the broad biological principle that organic material is constantly being recycled. Everything has a time of being - a birth, a life span, and a death. Dixie Lee Ray biologicalbirthbroad Change image and share on social
We need to have a modicum of faith in people's common sense, creativity and will to survive and prosper even in the face of great difficulties and obstacles. If people could keep society running in the aftermath of the Black Death, they could keep it running after the U.S. government defaulted on its debt. Robert Higgs aftermathblackcommon share on social