"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."

Death, Books, Influence

13

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

"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."

Exlpore more Death quotes

"A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Death, Knowledge, Belief, Ambition

"If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Death, Success, Being

"Death is the ultimate cessation of the individual Self."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Death, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

"Red sky at night, the city's alight."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Death, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Happiness

"Death is number one on the list of things that we wish were possible to leave behind when we escaped barbarism."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Death, Truth, Regret, Life, Power

"The character who was like me he died at 46, even it was 2008 year so far his name was David Foster Wallace."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Death, Truth, Life, Wisdom

"Most people do not mind dying, as long as that does not happen today."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Death, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"It's not morbid to talk about death. Most people don't worry about death, they worry about a bad death."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Death, Power, Truth, Happiness, Today

"The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Death, Power, Wisdom, Future, Happiness

"Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Death, Truth, Fear, Philosophy

Explore more quotes by William Styron

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

Reading

"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."

Struggle

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

Age

"Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay."

Solitude

"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."

Experience

"And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars."

Stars

"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."

Death

13

Standard

Customized

Exlpore more Death quotes

"A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor."

"If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success."

"Death is the ultimate cessation of the individual Self."

"Red sky at night, the city's alight."

"Death is number one on the list of things that we wish were possible to leave behind when we escaped barbarism."

"The character who was like me he died at 46, even it was 2008 year so far his name was David Foster Wallace."

"Most people do not mind dying, as long as that does not happen today."

"It's not morbid to talk about death. Most people don't worry about death, they worry about a bad death."

"The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking."

"Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die."

Explore more quotes by William Styron

"I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends."

"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."

"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."

"Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay."

"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."

"And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars."

"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."