Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.

Rainer Maria Rilke

All of life is a near-death experience.

Alan Harris

Because life is fragile and death inevitable, we must make the most of each day.

Thomas S. Monson

Everything is ridiculous if one thinks of death.

Thomas Bernhard

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Steve Jobs

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.

William Faulkner