13,737 Quotes About Death

It had sure felt like death, but then everything since had felt like life.

Perhaps this was a day of firsts. The day one dies, of course, is a first in any life.

No one should ever die alone. Rejoin the love of the goddess who made you. No longer a man, no longer a human, you must go as only your essence back to She who made you, into the womb of the Great Mother. You have again become a seed that will form into other lives in other lands.

We don't expect to know what Persephone is doing. She is dead, the dead are mysteries.

Une odeur désagréable, qui me rappelle celle de l'hôpital, me chatouille les narines lorsque je reprends conscience. J'essaie d'ouvrir les yeux, mais je n'y arrive pas. J'entends alors la voix des infirmiers qui essaient de relancer mon cœur. Il bat pourtant, il bat si fort que je me demande comment ils peuvent le manquer. Les bruits et sons se mélangent bientôt et je t'entends plus que mes propres pulsations. Boom, boom… boom. J'ai très vite l'impression que leur fréquence ralentit.

The key difference between gods and men in the manner of their dying was that men possessed only two deep obligations: to the earth, from which came their flesh, and to the stars, from which came their soul. Neither earth nor stars were particularly concerned about the return on their investment. Humans were very good at adding order to the earth, and enlivening the world of the stars with ideas and myth. When a human being died, nobody had a vested interest in keeping her around.

The world is always dying and always coming back to life. Tide and pulse, and with the turn of the tide a touch of mystery.

The world now understands the concept of a 'desk murderer.' We know that one doesn't need to be fanatical, sadistic, or mentally ill to murder millions; that it is enough to be a loyal follower eager to do one's duty.

What do you want?’'I want to play,’ he said.I stared at him. 'Just like that. You don’t know what I’m involved in, but you want a piece of it.’'Following you around lets me kill a lot of people.