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I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable read more
I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable grayness, with nothing underfoot, with nothing around, without spectators, without clamor, without glory, without the great desire of victory, without the great fear of defeat.
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs read more
When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. [1 Timothy 6:7].
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. [1 Timothy 6:7].
I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.
I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.
One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.
One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.
It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.
It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.
There's a thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die; their silence.
There's a thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die; their silence.
