„I would die for you. But I won't live for you.“

„Your dad didn't die, so I won't be able to explain it to you.“

—  Jonathan Safran Foer, książka Strasznie głośno, niesamowicie blisko

Źródło: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

„I would die for you. You know that. I would die without you. If it were not for you, I would be dead a hundred times over these past five years.“

—  Cassandra Clare, książka Clockwork Prince

Źródło: Clockwork Prince

„I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you.“

—  Ayn Rand, książka Źródło

Źródło: The Fountainhead

„I shan't ever understand your willingness to lie down and die," Felicity bars. "If you won't at least try to fight, I have no sympathy for you.“

—  Libba Bray, książka The Sweet Far Thing

Źródło: The Sweet Far Thing

„“Are you that afraid to die?”
“No. I simply like to live.”“

—  Poul Anderson, książka Tau Zero

Źródło: Tau Zero (1970), Chapter 7 (p. 78)

„We're married. I will protect you. I will die for you. Better than that. I will live for you.“

—  Mary Connealy Author 1956

Źródło: Sharpshooter in Petticoats

„How's it hangin' Harry?
I keep trying to die, but they won't let me.
Well, you can't have everything.“

—  Nicholas Sparks, książka The Notebook

Źródło: The Notebook

„How can he do this? If you were mine, I would fight to keep you. I would die, before I let you go.“

—  Juliet Marillier, książka Daughter of the Forest

Źródło: Daughter of the Forest

„If you die and i live there's no life for me back in District 12. You're my whole life. I would never be happy again.“

—  Suzanne Collins, książka W pierścieniu ognia

Źródło: Catching Fire

„If suddenly you do not exist,
If suddenly you are not living,
I shall go on living.

I do not dare,
I do not dare to write it,
if you die.

I shall go on living.“

—  Pablo Neruda Chilean poet 1904 - 1973

„A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.“

—  Martin Luther King, Jr. American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement 1929 - 1968

Wariant: If a man hasn’t found something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.
Źródło: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

„If you come, you better come in force because I will kill every single one of you. My hand won't shake, my aim won't falter. My face will be the last thing you'll see before you die." I jammed my knife into the table and walked out.“

—  Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Źródło: Magic Bleeds

„That's not fair, you know. If we knew when we were going to die, people would lead better lives."

IF PEOPLE KNEW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO DIE, I THINK THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T LIVE AT ALL.“

—  Terry Pratchett, książka Kosiarz

Źródło: Reaper Man

„Oh, If I should die tonight
Oh baby, though it be far before my time
I won't die blue, sugar yeah
'Cause I've known you.“

—  Marvin Gaye American singer-songwriter and musician 1939 - 1984

If I Should Die Tonight, co-written with Ed Townsend.
Song lyrics, Let's Get It On (1973)

„Clarabelle laughed like she'd just heard the funniest thing ever. "Of course you HOPE you won't die, Valkyrie! Who would HOPE to die? That's just SILLY! But you probably WILL die, that's what I'm saying. Don't you think so?“

—  Derek Landy Irish children's writer 1974

Źródło: The Faceless Ones

„You cannot conceive how I ache to be with you: how I would die for one hour…“

—  John Keats English Romantic poet 1795 - 1821

Źródło: Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne

„You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don't live the only life you have, you won't live some other life, you won't live any life at all.“

—  James Baldwin (1924-1987) writer from the United States 1924 - 1987

„No -- that's true. But it's an anniversary I shall always celebrate I shall always celebrate even if you won't. And you won't.“

—  Peter Greenaway British film director 1942

Albert and Georgina
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

„Just don't die for me, you won't be doing me any favour!“

—  Suzanne Collins American television writer and novelist 1962