Quotes about Death
All the relatives, for no one could comprehend my frustration at having spent two years scratching the earth to make my fortune with no other goal than that of one day leading this girl to the altar, and death had stolen her away from me.
— Isabel Allende
Although the family was afraid that without him Lillian would soon shrivel up with grief, she showed them that death is not an insurmountable obstacle to communication between those who truly love each other.
— Isabel Allende
Are you afraid?" asked Alma. "No. I suppose that what comes after death is the same as before birth.
— Isabel Allende
I was born in 1920, during the influenza pandemic, and I'm going to die in 2020, during the outbreak of coronavirus. What an elegant name for such a terrible scourge.
— Isabel Allende
There's a time to live and a time to die. In between there's time to remember.
— Isabel Allende
Carme told them she couldn't remember what she felt, but she realized it's hard to die, and to invite death is cowardice.
— Isabel Allende
How base a thing it is when a man will struggle with necessity! We have to die.
— Euripides
Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer; Death is strong, but Life is stronger; Stronger than the dark, the light; Stronger than the wrong, the right; Faith and Hope triumphant say Christ will rise on Easter Day.
— Phillips Brooks
In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offense was slain; But the Lord is risen today, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!
— Martin Luther
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
— Anonymous
Death at times seems like a dark tunnel to be traveled, and the future seems bleak.
— Mother Angelica
Never be afraid to bring the transcendent mysteries of our faith, Christ's life and death and resurrection, to the help of the humblest and commonest of human wants.
— Phillips Brooks