“It's not so much an afterlife' Said Arthur, 'more a sort of apres vie”
“I'd rather believe in reincarnation than hell. The idea of an afterlife is much so more tolerable when returning is an option.”
“Good,” said Arthur.“See?” said Ford.“No,” said Arthur.”
“No," said Arthur, "no," he added thoughtfully. "No," he added again, even more thoughtfully. "What?" he said at last.”
“Reuben says in many cultures, the wedding ceremony and all of it's rituals are much the same as a funeral: a transition into another phase of life.It is like dying and being reborn, if you believe in the afterlife. If you don't believe in an afterlife, then you are toast”
“No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won’t make it worse. (Apr 2007 Gen Conf)”