Thomas Lynch

Every life is a story worth telling.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

In the end, all we have are our relationships.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

Death is the ultimate in the experience of living.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

We shape our own funerals, just as we shape our lives.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

To be human is to be fragile.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

Caring for the dead is a way of caring for the living.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

The work we do at the end of life is a gift.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

The hardest part of a funeral is the silence.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

We are the stories we tell ourselves.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

The dead are not dead; they are our memories.

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade