Death Quotes

The one certainty. These quotes face mortality with wisdom, humor, and grace.

11604 quotes

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"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it."
Sean O'Casey
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"Death teaches us how to live."
Sean O'Casey
"The real tragedy is not death, but a life unlived."
Frank O'Connor
"Death teaches us the value of life."
Frank O'Connor
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"Death reminds us that life is finite and therefore precious."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"We're all going to die, and we don't have a lot of time to spend on earth. So we'd better get on with it."
Douglas Coupland
"Death is the only certainty we have; everything else is negotiable."
Douglas Coupland
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"Death by nesting is not a cheerful prospect."
Margaret Atwood
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"Death is part of life, not separate from it."
Margaret Atwood
"Death is a fact of life, and to deny it is to deny life itself."
Robertson Davies
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"Every death teaches us how to live."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Death teaches us to value life."
Frank O'Connor
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"Death gives life meaning."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"Death is not the end, but a transition."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"Death is but another adventure waiting to unfold."
Sean O'Casey
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"Death teaches us the value of life – live accordingly."
Sean O'Casey
"Death is the only thing that makes life precious."
Douglas Coupland
"Death teaches us what life is actually about."
Douglas Coupland
"Death is the ultimate permission to live."
Douglas Coupland
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"Death makes a lot of jokes."
Margaret Atwood
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"Death is the one thing we can't buy our way out of."
Margaret Atwood
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"Every man has two deaths - the death of his body and the death of his reputation."
Brendan Behan
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"Death is the only absolute democracy."
Joyce Carol Oates
"Death is the great equalizer; it comes for all of us."
Carson McCullers
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"Death is the one appointment we don't try to cancel."
Margaret Atwood
"To accept death is to truly begin to live."
Robertson Davies
"Death is the only thing left to discover."
Cormac McCarthy
"The man doesn't exist anymore."
Cormac McCarthy
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"Death gives life meaning; without mortality, nothing would matter or hold significance."
Joyce Carol Oates
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"Death is the ultimate democracy; it comes for everyone regardless of status."
Joyce Carol Oates