“I do not fear death. I resent it. Everything must die, apparently, and I am no exception. But I want to be consulted. You know what I mean? Death is impatient and thoughtless. It barges into your room when you are right in the middle of something, and it doesn’t bother to wipe its boots.”

Vincent Van Gogh “Pair of Shoes” (1886)
(Credit: thehistorialist.com)