If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.― Will Rogers

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

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If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), “Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?” chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death. – Steven Pressfield

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

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What is Death, so it be but glorious? 'Tis a sunset; And mortals may be happy to resemble The Gods but in decay.

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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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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

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Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, "You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump! ― W. C. Fields

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The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot. – Michael Altshuler

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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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