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The forest is a place of mystery and wonder, where life and death intertwine.

From The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America by Langdon Cook

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus

In the face of death, all men are equal.

From 1984 by George Orwell

The cycle of life and death is the most fundamental aspect of human existence.

From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer

Death is not something to be afraid of; it is a part of life.

From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

You can’t take it with you, but you can leave it behind.

From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

In the face of death, we find the urgency of life.

From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

There is no life in the void, only death.

From The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

He really had been through death, but he had returned because he could not bear the solitude.

From One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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

From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch

To know how to die is to know how to live.

From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know.

From The Stranger by Albert Camus

To me, the most fascinating thing about being a corpse is that you can’t do anything.

From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach