Sean Russell: Quotes about death

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““It is terrible bad luck. Owls are often augurs of death, Mr. Flattery. There is no surer sign.”
“Not even the cessation of breathing?” the viscount asked, but neither Tristam nor Beacham laughed.”

Sean Russell

Source: World Without End (1995), Chapter 39 (p. 557)

Death , Bad luck

“Ironically, or so it seemed to Tristam, the day was perfect and the green countryside rolled past in ordered tranquillity, the death of a single man having shockingly little impact on the larger world.”

Sean Russell

Source: World Without End (1995), Chapter 5 (p. 67)

Death , World , Past , Perfection

“It was difficult to believe these things had taken place such a very long time ago. The events seemed distant, as though he had only read about them and not experienced them at all. He knew that at this point his death was far closer, far more tangible. That was something he could almost touch. One could feel one’s mortal form progressing slowly to ruin, like that old abbey—the signs were undeniable. Things went wrong inside a man and did not come right again. That was the truth that hung over one’s head like a blade. Injuries and illnesses were no longer easily repaired. And as with some part of a painting that he could never get right, the great danger was to see nothing but what was wrong. The trap of age.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 7 (p. 89)

Death , Truth , Age , Feeling

“To wait for life is the pathway to death.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 6 (p. 73)

Life , Death , Waiting

“It is terrible bad luck. Owls are often augurs of death, Mr. Flattery. There is no surer sign.”

Sean Russell

“Not even the cessation of breathing?” the viscount asked, but neither Tristam nor Beacham laughed.
Source: World Without End (1995), Chapter 39 (p. 557)

Bad luck , Death