"Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death."

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"See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

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"That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical sacrifices."

William Robertson Smith, Scottish Scientist

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"I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

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"The dead aren't scary. They are just sad."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long."

Stephen King, American Author

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"I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results."

Alfred Nobel, Swedish Scientist

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"Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men.Put out the light, and then put out the light:If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,I can again thy former light restore,Should I repent me: but once put out thy light,Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature,I know not where is that Promethean heatThat can thy light relume."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Death, Light, Truth, Emotion

"We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Novelist

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"It was an indulgence, learning last words. Other people had chocolate; I had dying declarations."

John Green, American Author

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"Nothing in his life became him like leaving it."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life."

"That the God-man died for his people, and that His death is their life, is an idea which was in some degree foreshadowed by the older mystical sacrifices."

"I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years."

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