quotes about Dying Alone
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In life, periods of solitude were blessings. Dying alone was a bitter curse.
-- Faye KellermanSource : Faye Kellerman (2009). “The Quality of Mercy”, p.32, Harper Collins
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As women glide from their twenties to thirties, Shazzer argues, the balance of power subtly shifts. Even the most outrageous minxes lose their nerve, wrestling with the first twinges of existential angst: fears of dying alone and being found three weeks later half-eaten by an Alsatian.
-- Helen Fielding -
Some people say dying alone is a fate worse than death itself. Well, they should try being alone during the living part sometimes. There's no quicker way to make you wonder why the hell you ever thought you'd want to return.
-- John Corey WhaleySource : John Corey Whaley (2014). “Noggin”, p.35, Simon and Schuster
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You can choose to die. You can choose to run... but dying alone won't change a thing. Trust me on that one. If you really want things to change... you're going to have to live.
-- Kazuya Minekura -
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Getting old and dying alone is my worst fear.
-- Norman ReedusSource : Interview with Anne Szustek, twelvmag.com. February 24, 2015.
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I'm slightly pessimistic about human nature, about how close it's possible to bond with those around you. Dying alone is a deep fear for most people. I'm not scared of death but I'm scared of dying scared. Maybe everything else in life comes from those two points: the separation anxiety of childhood and the ultimate fear of dying alone.
-- Jonathan TrigellSource : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
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I have a feeling a lot of artists' work got lost [because of AIDS]. Howard was fortunate because his family and friends supported him, but a chilling thing I remember was these guys at St. Vincent's [Hospital] who would call out for someone to listen to them, just for a moment. They were dying alone. Who knows what happened to their work? It's been a process to follow the thread to find out everything Howard did. It's getting over that shock.
-- Aaron BrooknerSource : "William Burroughs Documentary: Howard Brookner’s Movie Re-Released After Decades Out Of Print". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 6, 2017.