“If this is dying, then I don't think much of it.”
Lytton Strachey (1880–1932) British writer
Reported in Michael Holroyd Lytton Strachey (1967-68) Vol. 2, part 2, ch. 6.
Said on his deathbed.
“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”
Source: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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Variant: Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life.
Source: The Secret Life of Bees (2002)
Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician