Tag Archives: Death Quotes

“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.”

- Hector Berlioz
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“Life is a Terminal Disease. No One Gets Out Alive. Enough Already.”

- Paul Williams' mother's comment as her body fails
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A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut talks to readers about the meaning of life

Kurt Vonnegut is undeniably funny, and so is A Man Without a Country. But Vonnegut’s sort-of-memoir goes beyond wry witticism. He distills all that he has learned in his decades on this planet into this one short book. It’s a … Continue reading

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“For poems are like rainbows: they escape you quickly.”

—Langston Hughes, The Big Sea
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Maurice Sendak: “I Am in Love with The World”

The Where The Wild Things Are author talks about living every day of your life in wonder and awe

Maurice Sendak was the embodiment of childlike whimsy, even in his final years. In fact, the beloved children’s author was more enchanted by the beauty of life as he got older. In an illustrated interview with “Fresh Air,” Sendak talks … Continue reading

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“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”

- Terry Pratchett
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