23 Hauntingly Beautiful Quotes about Death

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Here are 23 hauntingly beautiful quotes from fantasy and fictional literature about death, grief, and the love that is left behind.

“I want to live, but getting close to death is the only way to feel alive. And once you do, it makes you realize that everything you were actually doing before wasn’t actually living.”
V.E. Schwab, A Conjuring of Light

“The end of a life is the sum of the love that was lived in it.”
Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Death is terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.”
George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.”
George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“You asked how I survived so many deaths. There is no secret. You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it all. That is all.”
Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Everyone dies alone. Whether you are king on the battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.”
Christopher Paolini, Eldest

“All men must die. But first, we’ll live.”
George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“We’re all just songs in the end. If we are lucky.”
George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life.”
George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Men’s lives have meaning, not their death’s.”
George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“People die…So love them everyday; Beauty fades…so look before it’s gone; Love changes…but not the love you give; And if you love, you’ll never be alone.”
L. J. Smith, Night World (3)

“I don’t let my fear of death keep me from doing the things that make my life interesting, maybe, worth living.”
Orson Scott Card, Visitors

“All that is mortal dies. Death is not such a bad thing. What would be a bad thing would be living without challenges. Without knowing defeat, we cannot know what victory is. There is no life without death.”
Patricia Briggs, River Marked

“Dead people can be our heroes because they can’t dissapoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.”
Veronica Roth, Four

I think it isn’t death that kills us. I think it’s fear.”
Daniel Abraham, The Dragon’s Path

“I want to die.
Well, give it time…Either you’ll stop wanting it, or you’ll die. One or the other.”
Daniel Abraham, The Widow’s House

“You’ll never forget them, not even after years. But one day, you’ll go a whole minute without feeling pain. The an hour. A day. That’s all you can ask for, really.”
Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

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