He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A human life is a story told by God. – Hans Christian Andersen

Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident – It is as common as life. – Henry David Thoreau, 11 March 1842, letter to Ralph Waldo Emerson

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? – Kahlil Gibran, from "The Prophet"