Quotes about die
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“Space echoes like an immense tomb, yet the stars still burn. Why does the sun take so long to die?”

Nick Land (1962) British philosopher

Source: The Thirst for Annihilation: Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism (1992), Chapter 5: "Dead God", p. 60 (original emphasis)
Context: God is nowhere to be found, yet there is still so much light! Light that dazzles and maddens; crisp, ruthless light. Space echoes like an immense tomb, yet the stars still burn. Why does the sun take so long to die? Or the moon retain such fidelity to the Earth? Where is the new darkness? The greatest of all unknowings? Is death itself shy of us?

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“Yeah, some days you die.”

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

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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“People in general would rather die than forgive. It'shard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.”

Variant: People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It'shard. If God said in plain language, "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.
Source: The Secret Life of Bees

“You can die unsaved, but you cannot die unloved.”

Daily Readings for Difficult Days

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“Time to die.
-Evil Angel”

Maximum Ride, Vol. 5

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“We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures to whom He has given the breath of life. We die in order to live.”

Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015) American missionary

Source: Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control

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“Believe in me and die forever.”

Source: Fight Club

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“I wish the first word I ever said was the word "quote," so right before I die I could say "unquote."”

Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author

When the Leaves Blow Away (2006), I Still Have a Pony (2007)

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“The source of sexual power is curiosity, passion. You are watching its little flame die of asphyxiation.”

Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica

Source: A Cafe in Space: The Anais Nin Literary Journal, Volume 3

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“How soon will we accept this opportunity to be fully alive before we die? (88)”

Stephen Levine (1937–2016) American poet and author

Source: A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last

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“It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor. (361)”

Victoria Moran (1950) American writer

Source: Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit

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“Sometimes you die sometimes you don’t.”

Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer

What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

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“The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that.”

Max Lucado (1955) American clergyman and writer

Source: Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear

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“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?”

Source: All the Light We Cannot See

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“Tamaki = "If not spoiled constantly, he'll die" type.”

Bisco Hatori (1975) Japanese manga artist

Source: Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 17

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“Some men die for lack of love…some die because of it. Think about it." - Daemon”

Anne Bishop (1955) American fiction writer

Source: Daughter of the Blood

“I don't want to die!"
"Then you should never been born.”

Christopher Pike (1954) American author Kevin Christopher McFadden

Source: Black Blood

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“you're lucky you can die!!”

Blade of the Immortal, Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand

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“Family, like arsenic, works best in small doses… unless you prefer to die.”

David Levithan (1972) American author and editor

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

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“Every time you almost die, I almost die myself.”

Source: City of Ashes

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“Always knowing you're going to die
And until then knowing you've got to live.”

Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter

Source: See A Grown Man Cry/Now Watch Him Die