“Some Days retired from the rest
In soft distinction lie,
The Day that a companion came—
Or was obliged to die.”

“one pierced moment whiter than the rest

-turning from the tremendous lie of sleep
i watch the roses of the day grow deep.”

E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet

“There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.”

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish artist

“Yeah, some days you die.”

Peter Hedges (1962) American novelist, screenwriter, film director

“That'll be the day — when you say goodbye.
That'll be the day — when you make me cry.
You say you're gonna leave — you know it's a lie, 'cause
That'll be the day when I die.”

Buddy Holly (1936–1959) American singer-songwriter

“Come out into the broad light of day, come out from the little narrow paths, for how can the infinite soul rest content to live and die in small ruts?”

Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher

“Muslims (companions) misunderstood the speech of the Prophet on the day of Ghadeer.”

Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935–2010) Lebanese faqih

“I always give 'rest to rest' and hope I will not retire from active politics.”

Karunanidhi (1924–2018) Indian politician who has served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India on five separate occasions

“The day Henry made a choice… that some men are just too interesting to die.”

Seth Grahame-Smith (1976) US fiction author

“Every day is a lie. But you are dying. That is not a lie.”

Cormac McCarthy book The Road