He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared they would rebel. less than 1 minute read
You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine. less than 1 minute read
I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I’m really scared of being alone because if I’m left to my own devices, I’ll just turn into a madwoman. less than 1 minute read
Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday. less than 1 minute read
I can’t let my mother’s death have been in vain. Democracy is the best revenge, and we will have it. less than 1 minute read
On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. less than 1 minute read
Lots of people there seemed to be in denial, in absolute denial, of death - everybody’s pretending that death doesn’t happen in L.A. if you do enough exercise and take enough wheatgrass and have your pill every day, you might not die. less than 1 minute read
Patrick Henry did not say, ‘Give me absolutely safety or give me death.’ America is supposed to be about freedom. less than 1 minute read
