“Death is too much for men to bear, whereas women, who are practiced in bearing the deaths of men before their own and who are alsopracticed in bearing life, take death almost in stride. They go to meet death--that is, they attempt suicide--twice as often as men, though men are more "successful" because they use surer weapons, like guns.” MenUseDeathWomenSuccessfulToo MuchBearsWeaponsGunSuicideStride Author:Roger Rosenblatt
“One of the very important things that have to be learned around the time dying becomes a real prospect is to recognize those occasions when we have been useful in the world.” WorldHas BeensImportantRealDeathDyingImportant ThingsOccasions Book:The Man in the Water: Essays and Stories Source: The Man in the Water: Essays and Stories
