I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. ― Henry David Thoreau

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Every tiny part of us cries out against the idea of dying, and hopes to live forever.

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It is easier to imagine the death of one person than that of a hundred or a thousand... Multiplied, suffering becomes abstract. It is not easy to be moved by abstract things.

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Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing. ― Emma Donoghue

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I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death! ― Anne Frank

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A civilization that denies death ends by denying life.

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If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death. ― Morgan Freeman

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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step - Rosa Parks

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The news of my death is greatly exaggerated. ― W.C. Fields

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There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.

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