"Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women."

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian Politician

Death, Women, Cause, Leading

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"To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

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"She cannot possibly be dead, people do not just die."

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"When a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. All moment, past, present, future, always have existed, always will exist."

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"Do not forever with thy vailed lidsSeek for thy noble father in the dust.Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die,Passing though nature to eternity."

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"I leaned against the desk, ran my hand over my father's paperwork, and picked up a pen. Turning around, I shoved it into my father's hand. 'What's this?' he asked, raising a brow. 'You'll need it to sign my death certificate, ' I said, pain vibrating my veins against my muscles and bones. 'Are we done now? (Eric)"

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"It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it."

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"She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive."

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"It is not death, it is dying that alarms me."

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