“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.”
“Die before you die and find that there is no death.”
“Death is not a tragedy to the one who dies; to have wasted the life before that death, that is the tragedy.”
“Death loves death, not life. Dying people love to know that others die with them; it is a comfort to learn you are not alone in the kiln, in the grave.”
“And as to you life, I reckon you are the leavings of many deaths, / No doubt I have died myself ten thousand times before.”
“Why would you ever choose to die?’‘Because a life with no end loses meaning. Death defines life.One day, I hope to find a good reason to die.”