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A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to read more
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.
It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.
Because I could not stop for death
He kindly stopped for me
The carriage held but just ourselves
And immortaility.
Because I could not stop for death
He kindly stopped for me
The carriage held but just ourselves
And immortaility.
For death begins with life's first breath
And life begins at touch of death.
For death begins with life's first breath
And life begins at touch of death.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world read more
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
If I'm going to Hell, I'm going there playing the piano.
If I'm going to Hell, I'm going there playing the piano.
It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice; there are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, read more
It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice; there are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.
It's impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.
It's impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.