Bernard-Joseph Saurin on dying
Bernard-Joseph Saurin5 quotes“Death is but an instant, life a long torment.”
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You were fully clothed in lies, I was naked in truth. Still, when morning came It was I who survived the cold.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. I loved you as Icarus loved the sun- too close, too much.
David JonesDavid Jones We attract who our souls need to grow.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You’re my bad habit, on this dark planet, light up my world like stars, now they’re ashes.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Permanence is a wonderful magician. Now you see him, next he goes on to perform the greatest disappearing act of all time.
Hamilton K. AmadiHamilton K. Amadi Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans You shined your light on all the things I’ve been trying so hard to hide.
CindyCindy You are the love I could never escape not that I would ever want to.
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Why exactly are we so frightened of death that we avoid looking at it altogether? Somewhere, deep down, we know we cannot avoid facing death forever.
Sogyal RinpocheSogyal Rinpoche Elvis a fight the dying light, Johnny Ray he’s always crying.
Billy IdolBilly Idol When we usually think of fears, in comics or in films, it’s most often fears on a relatively superficial level: fear of murderous insects, of ghosts, of zombies, or even fear of dying.
Boaz LavieBoaz Lavie That was a great game of golf, fellers.
Bing CrosbyBing Crosby And while I’m talking to you, every second I’m talking, a second is passing. Gone. Count them up. Count them down. They’re gone. Each one bringing you closer to your dying time.
Billie LettsBillie Letts Just beat my record for most consecutive days without dying.
Bill MurrayBill Murray [The Maldives] they’ve become deeply politically engaged – just for instance, the president taught his whole cabinet to scuba dive so they could hold an underwater cabinet meeting along their dying coral reef and pass a 350 resolution to send to the U.N.
Bill McKibbenBill McKibben Don’t do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.
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