One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.

Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

What then remains, but that we still should cry
Not to be born, or being born to die.

What then remains, but that we still should cry
Not to be born, or being born to die.

The death-change comes.
Death is another life. We bow our heads
At going out, we think, and read more

The death-change comes.
Death is another life. We bow our heads
At going out, we think, and enter straight
Another golden chamber of the king's
Larger than this we leave, and lovelier.
And then in shadowy glimpses, disconnect,
The story, flower-like, closes thus its leaves.
The will of God is all in all. He makes,
Destroys, remakes, for His own pleasure, all.

Death's pale flag advanced in his cheeks.

Death's pale flag advanced in his cheeks.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.