“Let the dead bury the dead.”
“There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it’s dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.”
“The past was finished; let the dead bury their dead.”
“Forget the past, let the dead bury the dead. Things were working out fine, and that was the only thing he had to remember.”
“Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.”
“Something had been buried that was not yet dead.”