“If one was to think constantly of death, the business of life would stand still.”
“He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death.”
“It was one of the constants of life. You are born, you die, you stand up when the bus doors open.”
“In a perfect world, I don't think it [one's sexual orientation] is anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted.”
“No, and [the sun] will not rise today, Master Holbytla. Nor ever again, one would think under this cloud. But time does not stand still, though the Sun be lost. Make haste!”
“Why, even Death stands still and waits an hour for such a will.”