“Life happens, whether you're in it or not, but death doesn't give you a choice.”

“Isn't death the boundary we need? Doesn't it give a precious texture to life, a sense of definition? You have to ask yourself whether anything you do in this life would have beauty and meaning without the knowledge you carry of a final line, a border or limit.”

“At the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you're living your life doesn't matter. What matters is whether you're comfortable with it.”

“Death doesn't happen instantly. For a little while, you hover around your body, confused. What you want more than anything is to go home, to be safe, to know you're okay. But my life was over.”

“Your life doesn't mean what you have or what you get. It's what you're willing to give up.”

“The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.”