Charles Simic On Death
Charles Simic (May 09, 1938 -) The plain truth is we are going to die. Here I am, a teeny spec surrounded by boundless space…
Marcel Proust On Death
Marcel Proust (July10, 1871 – November 18, 1922) I think that life would suddenly seem wonderful to us if we were threatened to die as…
John Updike On Death
John Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) Each person we were yesterday is dead. So why, one could say, be afraid of death,…
James Baldwin On Death
James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and…
Marie Corelli On Death
Marie Corelli (May 01, 1855 – April 21, 1924) There is no death. What we think of as death is merely one of life's greatest transitions.…
Steve Jobs On Death
Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me…
Rainer Maria Rilke On Death
Rainer Maria Rilke (December 04, 1875 – December 29, 1926) Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with…
