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Jun 26, 2024 · Seeing as death is something we all have to face eventually, it wouldn’t kill us to do so with a sense of humor (see what we did there?). We rounded up some quotes from famous wits about death and dying to help you see the humor in this subject, too.
- “When I die, I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.” – J.P. Donleavy.
- “I was a little taken aback when I got my receipt from the funeral parlor. On the bottom of the receipt, after the bill, it read, ‘Thank you. Please come again.’”
- “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” – Mark Twain.
- “If any of you cry at my funeral, I’ll never speak to you again!” – Stan Laurel.
- I will not be an ordinary man, because I have a right to be extraordinary. Peter O'Toole. Men, Ordinary, Extraordinary.
- I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit. Peter O'Toole.
- There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians. Peter O'Toole. Honor, Arabia, Thieves.
- Many years ago I sent an old, beloved jacket to a cleaner, the Sycamore Cleaners. It was a leather jacket covered in Guinness and blood and marmalade, one of those jobs...
Apr 10, 2013 · 20 Quotes about Life, Love, and Death. What follows are 20 of our favourite quotes about just about everything under the sun. By turns witty, poignant, and hilarious, they are always nothing short of eloquent. We hope you enjoy these quotes (or ‘quotations’, if you’re a purist!).
- “Analysis of death is not for the sake of becoming fearful but to appreciate this precious lifetime.” - Dalai Lama. As a Buddhist (the most senior Buddhist on earth, no less), the Dalai Lama believes in reincarnation.
- “I have now decided that my death should be very precious. I really want to use it. I’d like my death to be as interesting as my life has been, and will be.”
- “It’s part of the privilege of being human that we have our moment when we have to say goodbye.” - Patti Smith. Patti Smith said various eloquent things about death in this 2017 interview with Australian television .
- “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe. The celebrated nineteenth century American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe is best remembered for her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which highlighted the plight of enslaved African Americans, and was a very influential novel of its time.
Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
Jan 8, 2020 · “It’s funny the way most people love the dead. Once you’re dead, you’re made for life.” —Jimi Hendrix (musician) “Death will be a great relief, no more interviews.” —Katharine Hepburn (actress) “Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.” —Herodotus (historian)
