“My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing.” KnowsLooksMotherThreeDiedCancerBreathingClockChristmas DayMother Died Book:The Long Goodbye: A Memoir Source: The Long Goodbye: A Memoir
“Even before my parents died, I felt all the responsibility to my family. I don't know why. In any business, any relationship, if something goes wrong, I feel I am to blame. It's something inside me.” IfsKnowsFeelsFeltParentResponsibilityMy FamilyDiedBlame Author:Mikhail Prokhorov
“No one knows where he who invented the plow was born, nor where he died; yet he has done more for humanity than the whole race of heroes who have drenched the earth with blood and whose deeds have been handed down with a precision proportionate only to the mischief they wrought.” KnowsHas BeensDoneWholeEarthHumanityBornRaceBloodHeroDiedDeedsMischiefPrecision Author:Charles Caleb Colton
“My friend's granddad died of prostate cancer and it had a profound effect on me. So when I was presented with the opportunity to speak out, I had to take it. This is a life threatening issue for men, it happens every day. The more you know the better your chances are of dealing with it if the worst were to happen.” IfsKnowsMenHappensOpportunitySpeakChanceIssuesWorstEffectsMy FriendsDiedProfoundCancerThreateningChances AreSpeaks OutDealing With ItProstateProstate Cancer Author:Tristan Wilds
“My nana was always a widow as long as I was alive; my grandfather died before I was born. All the women on my street - there were four houses in a row with all old women who lived alone who were widowed. They all had kids, but they were all widowed. My mom didn't put me in preschool; I didn't know that was a thing. I just hung out with these women all day.” KnowsLongKidsHouseBornFourAliveStreetsMomDiedMy MomGrandfatherHungMy GrandfatherWidowsOld WomanFather DiedPreschoolWidowedGrandfather Died Author:Jen Kirkman
“The nice thing about a series is you can end on cliffhangers all the time. You can be like, 'You know what? Here we go, this person just died, end of book.' And with the end of the series, you're very conscious of all the plotlines that were left hanging. There's a balance there to wrap those up but still leave it exciting.” KnowsPersonsStillsBookEndsLeftNiceLike YouBalanceConsciousExcitingDiedSeriesWrapsNice ThingsCliffhangerLeft Hanging Author:Richelle Mead
“My daddy never really lived before he died, He could never count on justice or know a free man’s pride, And now it’s almost certain that I, too, will be denied, I’ve got to make things better for my son and for my tribe” KnowsMenCertainJusticeSonPrideDiedMy SonDeniedTribesDaddyFree Man Author:Bob Teague