Who said "Death ain't the end, it's just a transition."?

This quote is attributed to The Thing.

Death ain't the end, it's just a transition. - The Thing

"Death ain't the end, it's just a transition."

The Thing Death

"It's clobberin' time!"

"I'm a walking pile of rocks, but I got heart!"

"Somebody's gotta look out for the little guy."

"I ain't pretty, but I got brains."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."