#th

But man by his nature is an unnatural animal. If any creature stands a chance of defeating death, it is man. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#immortality #death

You hate him worse than me, you viper,’ he whispered as the stimulant cleared his brain. ‘Aye, lord, but here’s the oddity of it - I love him too.’ Morgan replied, her eyes void of all emotion. ↗

— M.K. Hume

#arthurian-legend #love

Death gives a reason to our lives. More important then that, death creates a special value for time. If our time on earth was undetermined, life on its own wouldn't make any sense and probably we would still be living without clothes and with a spear on hand. Death is the most powerful agent in nature, it comes to take away the old and make space for the new. Our effort to avoid it and make our short stay here something slightly memorable is what motivates us. Life only exists because of death. ↗

— Marilena Chauí

#death

«If you'll choose to help your love, you'll sow death and suffering among the people with whom you live. You will be hated, you will be weak and vulnerable. And after living without a purpose, you will die. Alone, how you should have been.» ↗

— Chiara Cilli

#death

" Me? I'm afraid if God does exist, if there is a creator, he's just as confused about life and death and love as I am. Mostly I'm afraid that I'll continue to exist after I die. ↗

— Shane Crash

#shane-crash #death

It seems when Opportunity knocks, Fate shows up to open the door. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#death #destruction #door #downfall #fate

It is enough, the now, and though it comes without anything, it gives me everything. With it I can repopulate the world. I can bring forth new worlds in underground shelters while the bombs are dropping above; I can do it in lifeboats as the ship goes down; I can do it in prisons without the guard's permission; and O, when I do it quietly in the lobby while the conference is going on, a lot of states-men will emerge twirling their moustaches, and see the birth blood, and know they have been foiled. Love is strong as death. ↗

— Elizabeth Smart

#hope #love #death

If you have plenty of money, want not to see but to have seen a bullfight and plan no matter whether you like it or not to leave after the first bull, buy a barrera seat so that someone who has never had enough money to sit in a barrera can make a quick rush from above and occupy your expensive seat as you go out taking your pre-conceived opinions with you. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#tourist #death

How mighty you are as death comes upon you and your color fades. Yet from life and lush to bold array, screaming into the night. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#dying #fall #inspirational #life #philosophy

It felt odd to have interrupted the life of someone she knew nothing about, to kill someone she had only just met, as though killing needed intimacy, deep knowledge of the other, to make it all right. ↗

— Pamela Freeman

#murder #self-defense #death