Ine weiz, wie jener werden sol;
dirre tôt der tuot mir wol.
solte diu wunneclîche Isôt
iemer alsus sî mîn tôt,
sô wolte ich gerne werben
umbe ein êweclîchez sterben.
Source: Tristan, Line 12497
“Isolde my mistress, Isolde my beloved, in you my life, in you my death!”
Gottfried von Straßburg book Tristan
Isot ma drüe, Isot m'amie
En vus ma mort, en vus ma vie.
Source: Tristan, Line 19409; these lines in Old French are presumably quoted from one of the lost sections of Thomas of Britain's Tristan.
Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …
“My mother whom I adored, secretly wasted away and died of grief…; her death…marked me for life.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) French fashion designer
Source: Marie France Pochna "Christian Dior: The Man who Made the World Look New", p. 48
“I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love”
Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker
Susan Howatch book The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry (1736–1799) attorney, planter, politician and Founding Father of the United States
1770s, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" (1775)
Context: It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace! But there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
