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“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

“Life is only precious because it ends, kid.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“A small fact:
You are going to die....does this worry you?”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?”
― Voltaire, Candide, or, Optimism

“The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.”
― Carl Sagan

“Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, "Why do people die?" and "Why is this happening to me?" Death isn't happening to you. Death is happening to us all.”
― Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.”
― Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor's Handbook

“We do not start as dust. We do not end as dust. We make more than dust.

That's all we ask of you. Make more than dust.”
― David Levithan, Two Boys Kissing

“Whenever you see flies or insects in a still life—a wilted petal, a black spot on the apple—the painter is giving you a secret message. He’s telling you that living things don’t last—it’s all temporary. Death in life. That’s why they’re called natures mortes. Maybe you don’t see it at first with all the beauty and bloom, the little speck of rot. But if you look closer—there it is.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“Nothing can last forever. There isn't any memory, no matter how intense, that doesn't fade out at last.”
― Juan Rulfo

“Come here, let me share a bit of wisdom with you.
Have you given much thought to our mortal condition?
Probably not. Why would you? Well, listen.
All mortals owe a debt to death.
There's no one alive
who can say if he will be tomorrow.
Our fate moves invisibly! A mystery.
No one can teach it, no one can grasp it.
Accept this! Cheer up! Have a drink!
But don't forget Aphrodite--that's one sweet goddess.
You can let the rest go. Am I making sense?
I think so. How about a drink.
Put on a garland. I'm sure
the happy splash of wine will cure your mood.
We're all mortal you know. Think mortal.
Because my theory is, there's no such thing as life,
it's just catastrophe.”
― Anne Carson, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides

“A Prince asked the dying spanish statesman, "Does your Excellency forgive all your enemies?" "I do not have to forgive all my enemies," answered the stateman, "I have had them all shot.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“The key to power, then, is the ability to judge who is best able to further your interests in all situations. Keep friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by othersâ€� experience.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“If, for example, you are miserly by nature, you will never go beyond a certain limit; only generous souls attain greatness.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Power is a game, and in games you do not judge your opponents by their intentions but by the effects of their actions.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Do not wait for a coronation; the greatest emperors crown themselves.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Sometimes any emotion is better than the boredom of security.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“It is not much good being wise among fools and sane among lunatics.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Never argue. In society nothing must be discussed; give only results. (Benjamin Disraeli, 1804â€�1881)”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“As Gracián said, “The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Too much respect for other people's wisdom will make you depreciate your own.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“those who make a show or display of innocence are the least innocent of all.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“If you lead the sucker down a familiar path, he won't catch on when you lead him into a trap.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure. TACITUS, c. A.D. 55-120”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Sometimes, however, it is better to take risks and play the most capricious, unpredictable move.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“It takes great talent and skill to conceal one’s talent and skill. LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, 1613â€�1680 Halliwell”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power