Michael Piller - Death

Famous quotes containing the word death:

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

“Liberal hopefulness
Regards death as a mere border to an improving picture.”
—William Empson (1906–1984)

“On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend’s life also, in our own, to the world.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)