It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.

Yes, they are carnal, both of them, love and death, and therein lies their terror and their great magic!

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts.

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall grant death no dominion over his thoughts.

Mon Dieu, dit-il, ils sont libres... Je veux dire, ce sont des jeunes gens, et le temps pour eux n'a pas d'importance. Pourquoi donc feraient-ils triste figure ? Je me dis quelquefois : être malade et mourir, ce n'est pas sérieux en somme, c'est plutôt une sorte de laisser-aller ; du sérieux, on n'en rencontre à tout prendre que dans la vie de la plaine. Je crois que tu comprendras cela, lorsque tu auras séjourné plus longtemps ici.

Death alone can make others respect our sufferings; and through death the most pitiable sufferings acquire dignity.

Don't you love to look at coffins? I've always enjoyed looking at one now and then. I think of a coffin as an absolutely lovely piece of furniture, even when it's empty, and if there's someone lying in it, it's really quite sublime in my eyes.