“To mean something, once
Then death”
Chairil Anwar (1922–1949) Indonesian poet
"Dipo Negoro" (1943), p. 7
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
Source: Lady Midnight
“To mean something, once
Then death”
Chairil Anwar (1922–1949) Indonesian poet
"Dipo Negoro" (1943), p. 7
The Complete Poetry and Prose of Chairil Anwar (trans. Burton Raffel)
Harry Houdini (1874–1926) Austro-Hungarian born American magician, escapologist, and stunt performer
As quoted in The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini (1993) by Ruth Brandon, p. 153
Context: I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place some one is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death. That's what attracts us to the man who paints the flagstaff on the tall building, or to the 'human fly' who scales the walls of the same building.
“Everyone knows that time is Death, that Death hides in clocks.”
Federico Fellini (1920–1993) Italian filmmaker
Imposing another time powered by the Clock of the Imagination, however, can refuse his law. Here, freed of the Grim Reaper's scythe, we learn that pain is knowledge and all knowledge pain.
"Death"
I'm a Born Liar (2003)
“Nobody's death is impending."
…"Well technically everyone's death is impending.”
Eoin Colfer (1965) Irish author of children's books
Source: The Last Guardian
“Death is more universal than life. Everyone dies, but not everyone lives.”
Andrew Sachs (1930–2016) British actor
“Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.”
David Gemmell book Legend
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 10