Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves.

Quote by Lynn Caine

Topics: Death Quotes

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up...

Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with...

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with...

We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto...

We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto...

I would fain die a dry death.

I would fain die a dry death.

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death.

In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death.

There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social...

There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social...

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.

To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I...

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I...

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees...

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees...

So my choice is 'Or Death?

So my choice is 'Or Death?

Death belongs to life as birth does. The walk is in the raising of the...

Death belongs to life as birth does. The walk is in the raising of the...