"Are the dead as lonesome as the living?"

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"Are the dead as lonesome as the living?"

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William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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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)"

Shannon A. Thompson, American Author

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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."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

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Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

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