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“The death of a billionaire is worth more to the media than the lives of a billion poor people.”

“تراتيل على جسد فراشة اغسلوه.. مدّدوه.. اغمضوه.. شيّعوه.. ودّعوه.. ودَعوني. ممسكة تلك اليد الباردة.. أسرق ما تبقّى من حرارة هذا الكفّ. دعوني. أحتضن هذا الجسد الهامد.. أسرق من الموت تنهيدة. فراشتي البيضاء سقطت، أمام عتبة الدار وأنا.. ما عاد بوسعي اكمال القصيدة.. ما عاد بوسعي اكمال القصيدة.. نوافذ الحيّ تركتها جميعها مشرّعة.. حتّى بوّابة الحديد تركتها مفتوحة.. اعتقدت انها قد تعود.. تلك الفراشة البيضاء.. فراشتي الوحيدة. اعتقدت انني قد استيقظ مجدداً على رفرفتها.. واطفأ لها الشمعة كي لا تحترق في العشيّة.. ولكن فراشتي البيضاء سقطت، امام عتبة الدار وأنا.. أحرقت يومها، حداداً عليها، كلّ قصائدي الزهرية.. كلّ قصائدي الزهرية.”

“Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that.”

“Well, that was the end of me, the real end. Two pound ten every Tuesday and a room of the Gray's Inn Road. Saved, rescued and with my place to hide in - what more did I want? I crept in and hid. The lid of the coffin shut down with a bang. Now I no longer wish to be loved, beautiful, happy or successful. I want one thing and one thing only - to be left alone. No more pawings, no more pryings - leave me alone.”

“Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.”

“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.”

“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When others cry, the other are laughing and making merry. The world is mingled with sadness, joy, happiness, anger, wealth, poverty, etc.”

“Heresy is the eternal dawn, the morning star, the glittering herald of the day. Heresy is the last and best thought. It is the perpetual New World, the unknown sea, toward which the brave all sail. It is the eternal horizon of progress. Heresy extends the hospitalities of the brain to a new thought. Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy, a coffin.”

“The Mourner by Stewart Stafford Waxen candles flickered, burning, I found myself alone in mourning, Instinct urged me to turn around, Insistent feet kept walking down. A lonely casket at the altar lay, Not a soul came to mourn or pray, A surge of pity pierced my heart, Incense bade me dearly depart. Empty pews where no one stayed, I slowly illuminated the coffin shade, Blackout! Icy hands gripped tight: “Welcome to our endless night!” © Stewart Stafford, 2023. All rights reserved.”

“It was fourteen hours later that Marra and the dust-wife flung themselves at the stone lid, scrabbling with all their strength. For a horrible moment, she thought that it would not be enough, that they would have to come back with levers, but it began, inch by agonising inch, to slide. They got it perhaps six inches and had to stop, panting. Fingers slid out of the gap and caught the edge. Marra nearly wept with relief. Fenris shoved the lid aside and sat up, gasping for air. 'You're really here,' he said, bending over so that his forehead touched his drawn-up knees. 'I kept imagining voices, but you're really here this time.' 'We're here,' said Marra, the words this time jabbing her like pins. He took a half dozen sobbing breaths. 'It is very close in there,' he said, 'even with holes.' His face was slick with sweat or tears, Marra did not know. 'Close and cold.' 'I'm sorry,' said Marra. 'I'm sorry. It was the only way I could think of.' She pulled him out of the coffin, or he climbed out and she helped, and he wrapped his arms around her and they stood together, shaking.”

“I dance like a dead man rolling out of a coffin, and that's also how Campbell's tastes. But if you fill up a thermos with my Duck Soup, it might help you win the marathon at the next Olympics. I'd like to sponsor your performance.”

“An expensive coffin does not decrease the deceased’s chances of going to hell.”