"Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever."

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"Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever."

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"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

Death, Sound

"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

Death, War

"He has gone to the demnition bow-wows."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Death, Humor, End, Life

"I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Death, Man

"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Death, Life, Day, Sleep

"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Death, Inspirational, Power, Happiness, Today

"When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Death, Fear, Compromise, Duty

"In the center lay the exploded carcass of a lonely sperm whale that hadn't lived long enough to be disappointed with its lot."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Death, Isolation, Life, Truth

"To be invisible you shouldn't exist, first of all you should make everything that you are dead... second you are invisible. If you are dead it's not possible the thought to exist!"

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Death, Wisdom, Truth, Life, Power

"I feel monotony and death to be almost the same."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

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"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."

"He has gone to the demnition bow-wows."

"I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death."

"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."

"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on."

"When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism."

"In the center lay the exploded carcass of a lonely sperm whale that hadn't lived long enough to be disappointed with its lot."

"To be invisible you shouldn't exist, first of all you should make everything that you are dead... second you are invisible. If you are dead it's not possible the thought to exist!"

"I feel monotony and death to be almost the same."

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"Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain."

"I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day. Let's face it, writing is hell."

"The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis."

"Let's face it, writing is hell."

"The writer's duty is to keep on writing."

"A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it."

"Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever."