1,046 Quotes About Death-and-dying

Heald envied and admired a dog's existence, and it only weighed on him more when he considered the rare and undeniably questionable gift of knowing that he would die— that he was mortal. A dog could only embrace love absolutely, without hesitation, and could devote itself to it with complete and unabashed abandon, for the world was forever.

The courage to continue before the face of despair is the recognition in those eyes of darkness we find our own night vision. Women blessed with death-eyes are fearless.

Before my mother's death, I sat anywhere. Now I look for the image of the empty chair near the image of the empty table. An image of me sits down. Depression is a glove over the heart. Depression is an image of a glove over the image of a heart.

The loss of a loved one is like the loss of a part of oneself; an arm or a leg. At first, the pain is so physical that it is hard to ignore. The trauma is so intense that the mind finds it hard to cope with the loss. With time the pain eases, the body recovers and the brain figures out new ways to go on.

I cannot live, if I am already dead.

This earthly body is but a tent of clay. Our spirit and soul will be united with Christ when we leave this world and pass over into eternity. - Hidden Treasures

Jest when we stopped wanting to kill ourselves, we started to die.

Just when we stopped wanting to kill ourselves, we started to die.

Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy.