“Life is better than death. But death comes eventually to everyone. It is something which many in their prime may prefer not to think about. But at 89, I see no point in avoiding the question. What concerns me is: How do I go? Will the end comes swiftly, with a stroke in one of the coronary arteries? Or will it be a stroke in the mind that lays me out in bed for months, semi-comatose? Of the two, I prefer the quick one.” ThinkingMindMayTwoEndsLife IsMonthsBedConcernLaysPrimeStrokesAvoidingNo PointArteriesComatose Author:Lee Kuan Yew
“Today, near the end of my days, I want to say that I harbor no rancor against anybody, that I love my fatherland above all and that I take political responsibility for everything that was done which had no other goal than making Chile greater and avoiding its disintegration. I assume full political responsibility for what happened.” WantEndsDoneTodayPoliticalGoalResponsibilityGreaterHappenedAssumingAvoidingHarborsChileDisintegrationFatherlandRancorPolitical Responsibility Author:Augusto Pinochet
“The iron arc of the avoiding journey Curves back upon my weakness at the end; Whether the faint light spark against my face Or in the dark my sight hide from my sight, Centre and circumference are both my weakness.” EndsLightFacesDarkJourneyWeaknessSightIronSparksCentreAvoidingCurvesArcs Book:World Within World: The Autobiography of Stephen Spender Source: World Within World: The Autobiography of Stephen Spender