“Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.”

— Patrick Rothfuss , book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

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American fantasy writer 1973

Jim C. Hines (1974) American writer

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“He decided to stay in his space suit; explosive decompression didn’t appeal to him. Come to think about it, death from old age was his choice.”

Robert A. Heinlein book The Long Watch

The Long Watch (p. 214)
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“Get up guys. We’ve got a visit to pay.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I am not hanging out with Blake Lazar again.”

Richelle Mead book Last Sacrifice

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“If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors.”

Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) American singer and film actor

Playboy interview (1963)

“It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry. The only thing that helped was moving on—moving forward.”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“[About David Becker] He's grovelling again. You know, I always talk about the reporters that grovel when they want to write something that you want to hear but not necessarily millions of people want to hear or have to hear.”

Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America

"Trump's voter fraud talk has liberals worried" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38764653/, BBC (27 January 2017)
2010s, 2017, January

“Forcing him to talk about feelings all the time will not only make you seem needy, it will eventually make him lose respect. And when he loses respect, he’ll pay even less attention to your feelings.”

Sherry Argov (1977) American writer

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“We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”

Jane Austen book Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“Offend the other candidates, because they’ll be too busy talking to hear you, and besides, they might not vote for you anyway.”

Gracie Allen (1902–1964) American actress and comedienne

Source: How to Become President (1940), Ch. 6 : How not to offend anybody
Context: The masses demand a fighting President, and that means you’ve got to offend somebody, because the way I see it, a strong offense is the best attack.
So what can you offend?
That’s an easy one. Offend the other candidates, because they’ll be too busy talking to hear you, and besides, they might not vote for you anyway.

“But you cannot say anymore that the United States is going to pay for the wall. I am just going to say that we are working it out. Believe it or not, this is the least important thing that we are talking about, but politically this might be the most important talk about.”

Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America

Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia By Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum; Aug. 3, 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.95d2f93766d6 (Friday, January 27, 2017)
2010s, 2016, January

“Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.”

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