1,046 Quotes About Death-and-dying

What were we, but kids with apartments and jobs anyway?

Couples swayed and embraced to the beat as the singer's vocals soared above a group of confused teenagers and twenty-something's.

Burial is just another recipe

Science is: Knowing that what is, has always been. Science ain't discovering anything new.

They say that when a man is going to drown, when he finally gives up the struggle - it's sort of blissful, for a moment. And then he drowns.

Live joyfully this life. Once gone, who knows if we ever get it back. Atheists think we do not. Mystics say you will. Either way, chill.

Darkness.It was swallowing me.I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see.My limbs were as light as air. Reduced to atoms?I was floating. I was at peace.I closed my eyes and let it come. No more pain, no more suffering, just air. All around me, taking up the space of my body.

The passing of legendary basketball player Kobe Bean Bryant in January shocked everyone in the sports world and beyond. For days we shared personal reflections of the man that redefined the game, athleticism, the meaning of discipline and the importance of commitment.

If living is a school (which it is), then dying isn't an elective (and its not). Live your eulogy. Don't wait for someone else to offer it up.