We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.

He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and read more

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil.

Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil.

You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.

You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.

One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.

One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.

The pride of dying rich raises the loudest laugh in hell.

The pride of dying rich raises the loudest laugh in hell.