#death

Do what you love or die a slow death doing what you hate ↗

— Sonya Watson

#death

Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature. ↗

— John Gierach

#wisdom #death

And his knowledge remained woefully incomplete, Harry! That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to comprehend. Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped... ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#power #death

My thoughts are quiet, but not calm. There is a terror on the edge of the silence, a terror fed by my burning flesh and the stench of death. ↗

— Christine Fonseca

#psychological-thriller #ya #death

Living means constantly growing closer to death. Satisfaction only temporarily relieves hunger. Find the balance, and plant your feet. ↗

— Jackie Morse Kessler

#hunger #life #death

You did not fear death. You stepped in its path, but without really desiring it: how can one desire something one doesn’t know? You didn’t deny life but affirmed your taste for the unknown, betting that if something existed on the other side, it would be better than here. ↗

— Édouard Levé

#death

When we talk about sin, we need to understand what sin is. Sin is not God says 'you can't do this' because He wants to take something away from you. He says: "If you do this, it will be death. If you do this, it will be life." And then He says: "Please, choose life, so that you can live. I've made you, I know how you work. I've made this whole Earth, I know how it works. Please, choose life. ↗

— Lacey Mosley

#god #inspirational #lacey-mosley #life #life-and-death

What had happened still seemed implausible. A person was present your entire life, and then one day she disappeared and never came back. It resisted belief. ↗

— Meghan O'Rourke

#death #loss #death

Holding the knife with the blade against my palm, it became so clear how my life would only contain shadows now. Shadows of things gone; not just the people themselves but everything connected to them. Was this my future? Every moment, every tiny thing I saw and did and touched, weighted by loss. Every space in this house and my town and the world in general, empty in a way that could never be filled. ↗

— Jennifer Castle

#grief #loss #mourning #tragic-death #death

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. ↗

— James F. Byrnes

#life-and-living #death