“My real mom died when I was born—hemorrhaged to death while giving birth to me, which has never been one of my favorite memories—and Dad married Denise before I’d turned a year. Without even asking my opinion on the matter. Denise and I never really clicked.” GivingYearsRealMatterBornMemoriesOpinionMomBirthDadMarriedDiedAskingMy FavoriteGiving BirthFavorite MemoriesMom Died Book:First Grave on the Right Source: First Grave on the Right
“Magnus had learned to be careful about giving his memories with his heart. When people died, it felt like all the pieces of yourself you had given to them went as well. It took so long, building yourself back up until you were whole again, and you were never entirely the same.” PeopleGivingWellsHeartLongWholeGivenFeltMemoriesPiecesBuildingDiedCarefulBe Careful Book:What Really Happened in Peru Source: What Really Happened in Peru
“The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just as they whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we - in a less final, less heroic way - be willing to give of ourselves.” WayGivingStatesUnitedUnited StatesSacrificeWillingCostDiedEndureFinalsBurdenPresidentialHeroicMemorialMemorial Day Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. Jesus dies in pain, dishonor, mockery, the object of universal cursing - the most horrible death that one could fear. At the receipt of the cup of poison, Socrates blesses him who could not give it to him without tears; Jesus, while suffering the sharpest pains, prays for His most bitter enemies. If Socrates lived and died like a philosopher, Jesus lived and died like a god.” IfsGivingPainSufferingDiesJesusWishChristEnemyObjectsTearsListeningPrayingHonorJesus ChristUniversalDiedPhilosopherHorribleBitterCupsPoisonBlessDiscipleMockeryCursingDishonorReceiptsWish To Die Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“The terrorist attacks were a tragedy for the people who died or were injured, and for their families and friends. For the rest of us, they were a wake-up call as to what type of lunatics we are dealing with. And sleepwalking our way back into ill-sorted, dewy-eyed people personal politics is the last thing we need to set us up for the fight ahead. Come on you liberals, don't give me the morbid pleasure of saying, 'I told you so' again.” PeopleWayNeedsGivingLastsFightingPleasureTypeGive MeTragedyWake UpDiedIslamIllTerroristFamily And FriendsInjuredMorbidTerrorist AttacksWake Up CallSleepwalkingTold You So Author:Julie Burchill
“I remember how people would often come to see my master Jamyang Khyentse simply to ask for his guidance for the moment of death. He was so loved and revered throughout Tibet, especially in the eastern province of Kham, that some would travel for months on end to meet him and get his blessing just once before they died. All my masters would give this as their advice, for this is the essence of what is needed as you come to die: "Be free of attachment and aversion. Keep your mind pure. And unite your mind with Buddha."” PeopleGivingMindEndsMomentsRememberDeathDiesAsksAdviceDyingMastersMonthsNeededBlessingPureEssenceDiedGuidanceAttachmentEasternProvincesAversionTibet Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“I think the democratic movement will be repressed for now, only to erupt again somewhere down the line.And more blood will be shed, just like it was when Americans fought and died to bring independence, democracy, and freedom to the United States. It's not something you can sit back and wait for someone to give to you voluntarily.” ThinkingGivingStatesWaitingWomenLinesUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyBloodMovementDiedIndependenceDemocraticShedRepressed Author:Nien Cheng
“I'd like somebody to get rid of the death tax. That's what I want. I don't want to get taxed just because I died. I just don't think it's right. If I give something to my kid, I already paid the tax. Why should I have to pay it again because I died?” IfsThinkingWantGivingShouldKidsPayTaxesDiedPaidShould I Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“Please stop assuming that longevity and perfect health is always the correct option. No. Sometimes fun costs ya. It just does, you know? And that's OK, you're willing to make that purchase. Sammy Davis, Jr. was 64 when he died. Give me 64 Sammy-years, I'll be happy.” KnowsGivingYearsDoeSometimesFunPerfectWillingPleaseCostGive MeDiedAssumingLongevitySammy DavisSammy Davis Jr Author:Bill Maher
“Love is reckless; not reason. Reason seeks a profit. Loves comes on strong, consuming herself unabashed. Yet in the midst of suffering love proceeds like a millstone, hard surfaced and straight forward. Having died to self interest, she risks everything and asks for nothing. Love gambles away every gift God bestows. Without cause God gave us Being; without cause give it back again. Gambling yourself away is beyond any religion. Religion seeks grace and favor, but those who gamble these away are God's favorites, for they neither put God to the test nor knock at the door of gain and loss.” GivingSelfHardReasonSufferingAsksStrongCausesInterestLossLove IsGraceRiskDoorsGainsTestsDiedProfitFavorsBuddhistMidstGamblingSelf InterestRecklessConsumingGambleBack AgainGains And Losses Author:Rumi
“Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcée. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside.” GivingYearsTwoMotherFatherWaterMemoriesFourOur LivesSixDiedSurfaceGhostThirtyKicksTwo YearsEightyGlamorousBlondeUkrainianFluffyGrenadeMother DiedBacksidesChurningMurky Water Author:Marina Lewycka