Death Quotes
The one certainty. These quotes face mortality with wisdom, humor, and grace.
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"Death is merely the period at the end of life's sentence."Fernando Pessoa
"The dead live on in the stories we tell about them."John Banville
"Death gives life its meaning and urgency."John Banville
"Death is not the opposite of life; it is life's completion."Austin Clarke
"Death reminds us that every moment is both precious and fleeting."Patrick Kavanagh
"To contemplate death is to learn how to live."Patrick Kavanagh
"Death is the only certainty in life, which makes all other anxieties seem rather presumptuous."José María de Eça de Queirós
"Death is not the end; it is simply a transition."Seán Ó Faoláin
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Death reminds us to make our lives count for something."Christy Brown
"Death is not an ending but a transformation into memory."Padraig Colum
"Death teaches us what life cannot: the value of every moment."Padraig Colum
"Death is not the opposite of life, but the opposite of birth"Frank O'Connor
"In every ending lies the seed of beginning"Patrick Kavanagh
"Death is simply the final punctuation in a meaningful sentence"Patrick Kavanagh
"I would like to die in Ireland but will probably die in a Western hospital."Brendan Behan
"When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin."Brendan Behan
"Death teaches life its true value"Patrick Kavanagh
"Death is not the end but a new beginning."Sean O'Casey
"Death teaches us to value life."Sean O'Casey
"In the longue durée, we are all dead."Seamus Heaney
"Death taught me that life is too precious to waste on self-doubt."Christy Brown
"Death reminds us to live more fully each day."Frank O'Connor
"Contemplating death teaches us how to truly live."Frank O'Connor
"Death gives life its precious quality."Seán Ó Faoláin
"Death is not the end; it is merely a transition."Sean O'Casey
"Death reminds us to truly live."Sean O'Casey
"Death is the only thing you can be sure about."Douglas Coupland
"The death of a character can be less tragic than the life of one poorly imagined."Frank O'Connor
"Death is the one thing that makes life precious, and I have always been aware of this."Christy Brown