Jimmy Witherspoon - Death

Famous quotes containing the word death:

“When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The child who enters life comes not with knowledge or intent,
So those who enter death must go as little children sent.
Nothing is known. But I believe that God is overhead;
And as life is to the living, so death is to the dead.”
—Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905)

“When death has you by the throat, you don’t mince words.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)