#de

Do we kill time, or does time ultimately kill us? ↗

#killing-time #time-passing #weary #death

This wasn't the first time that I'd come close to death, but it was the first time I'd been involved in this part of it, this strange, terrible saying goodbye to someone you've loved. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#goodbye #loss #love #death

I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there unable to decide the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they popped to the ground at my feet. ↗

— Sylvia Plath

#death

When they bring the drama, get silent, don't react...and watch what happens (not to you, but those who habitually thrive on your 'willing' participation). ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#death

But death is stronger than that and when you cover your eyes you are the one who can't see the dark. The dark still sees you. ↗

— Francesca Lia Block

#darkness #death #death

My body is my own," I said. "I may choose to share it with someone, but it's not for sale or for hire, nor is it a reward. I'd rather starve to death than use it as such. ↗

— Erica Dakin

#fantasy #half-elves #prostitution #rin #romance

A thousand deaths would still be less than he deserves. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#death

You do not get what you wish for, unless it be known to the source of your desire. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#desires #fulfillment #hope #quotes #relationships

When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#community #community-development #culture #quotes #social-justice

Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too, am an infinite work in progress. ↗