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Everyone knows they're going to die but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#living #mitch #morrie #tuesdays-with-morrie #death

Killed?" said Hagrid loudly, staring down at Harry. "Snape killed? What're yeh on abou', Harry?" "Dumbledore," said Harry. "Snape killed... Dumbledore. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#dumbledore #hagrid #harry #made-me-cry #snape

One might accept death reasoningly, with every aspect of the conscious mind, but the body was a brute beast that knew nothing of reason. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#death

The Simple Path Silence is Prayer Prayer is Faith Faith is Love Love is Service The Fruit of Service is Peace ↗

— Mother Teresa

#love #mother #path #peace #prayer

Some of these guys will go on walking long after the laws of biochemistry and handicapping have gone by the boards. There was a guy last year that crawled for two miles at four miles an hour after both of his feet cramped up at the same time, you remember reading about that? Look at Olson, he's worn out but he keeps going. That goddam Barkovitch is running on high-octane hate and he just keeps going and he's as fresh as a daisy. I don't think I can do that. I'm not tired -not really tired- yet. But I will be." The scar stood out on the side of his haggard face as he looked ahead into the darkness "And I think... when I get tired enough... I think I'll just sit down ↗

— Stephen King

#peter-mcvries #resignation #tiredness #death

Hey!" he shouted. "This is my fucking Lake of Death. I have complete and utter exclusive rights to sailing this lake. Get the fuck off my lake! ↗

— Jeff Noon

#death

And I hope she does not live in a dark world. Because even the most terrible loss doesn't have to make you darker; it can make you deeper. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#grief #growth #loss #death

How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#death-and-dying #death

It's what's known as an origin myth. What happened to me? That's no myth. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#myths #persephone #pierce-oliviera #death

Let discernment be your trustee, and mistakes your teacher. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#mistakes #quotes #teacher #wisdom #death