The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower—suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.

A world so hateful, some would rather die, than be who they are.

Our life is made by the death of others.

Whoever lives wins. Don’t feel guilty about having survived. If you have time to be feeling guilty, work on living a day longer, a minute longer. And once in a while, remember the ones that...

The amazing feeling of being alive beautifully conquers the fear of death

Even her name seemed empty, as though it had detached itself from her and was floating untethered in his mind. How am I supposed to live without you? It was not a matter of the...

I won’t be able to see heaven if I don’t die first, right?

He really had experienced every tiniest increment of time in the four decades since then, and yet here he was surprised to be suddenly old and crippled. Turned out the rope didn’t care if you...

Blood was the mortar that cemented the kingdom

It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. – Bertrand Zobrist

Most of life is just a preparation for getting ready to be dead for a very long period of time.

Everybody was dying, or already dead, or leaving other people, and the year was dying into winter, and the only thing to do was make some noise.

Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can’t.

Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds!

Life is for the living.Death is for the dead.Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.

Yeah, I know they do, Evan.

The only cure for a real hangover is death.

She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, a tiny, bloody angel in the snow, and they were going to destroy her.

Nothing lives long but the mountains and the earth. All the rest is air.

But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

If we keep on fucking, I’m not gonna die.

How Did You Die?Did you tackle that trouble that came your wayWith a resolute heart and cheerful?Or hide your face from the light of dayWith a craven soul and fearful?Oh, a trouble’s a ton, or...

Sometimes dead is better

Let not the rash marble riskgarrulous breaches of oblivion’s omnipotence,in many words recallingname, renown, events, birthplace.All those glass jewels are best left in the dark.Let not the marble say what men do not.The essentials of...

You are going to die in front of dozens of witnesses, and none of them will do a thing to help you or avenge you. Because they know exactly what you know: The world is...

Your edict, King, was strong,But all your strength is weakness itself againstThe immortal unrecorded laws of God.They are not merely now: they were, and shall be,Operative for ever, beyond man utterly.I knew I must die,...

Death was constant, unprejudiced to age, race, or creed.

Immortality like this is about as useful as sunscreen on a submarine.

Welcome to vampire-ville.” He chuckled.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

I swore as the knife I’d been using to dice our dinner bit into my finger. I dropped it on the floor, blood spattering the counter and cupboard doors a furious red. I watched, mesmerised,...

Eternal love doesn’t mean till you die, its what you call eternity, it could be a few days, heck a few hours, but its worth every second

I don’t see anything other than pretensions and low mentality in women who make a man run after a hole that would soon be inhabited by termites and worms.

I don’t know when my time on earth will be up; but I DO know that today, I am one day closer. You can bet I’m going to make this day count! Will you?

It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.

Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to “die before you die” — and find that there is no death.

I found that the only way I could control this sorrow was not to think of [it] at all, which was almost as painful as the loss itself.

When the devil wants to punish his worshippers, he uses the trick of karma.

Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched…

Loss, once it’s become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand. It has weight and dimension and texture. It’s solid and can be assessed and dealt with. You can use it...

No popularity exists when tragedy strikes. All that’s left are human hearts and love and ache. We all love each other, deep down, and when we see another soul in pain we can’t help but...

Only one thing mattered: this was not a Horcrux. Dumbledore had weakened himself by drinking that horrible potion for nothing. Harry crumpled the parchment in his hand and his eyes burned with tears as behind...

Chronic anxiety is a state more undesirable than any other, and we will try almost any maneuver to eliminate it. Modern man is living in anxious anticipation of destruction. Such anxiety can be easily eliminated...

In my mind, I gave the woman gifts. I gave her a candle stub. I gave her a box of wooden kitchen matches. I gave her a cake of Lifebuoy soap. I gave her a...

I wouldn’t want [the people of Baleyworld] to live that long as a general thing. The pace of historical and intellectual advance would then become too slow. Those at the top would stay in power...

Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious

Someone once said that death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live. I could tell you who said it, but who the hell...

Don’t fear the gods,Don’t worry about death;What is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure.

Many are called, few are chosen.

You’re Hell’s Angels, then? What chapter are you from?”REVELATIONS. CHAPTER SIX.