Death Quote by Madeline Miller — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S.”

“That is — your friend?”

“The room turned gray, then white. The bed felt cold without him, and too large. I heard no sounds, and the stillness frightened me. It is like a tomb. I rose and rubbed my limbs, slapped them awake, trying to ward off a rising hysteria. This is what it will be, every day, without him.”

“If you have to go, you know I will go with you." We slept.”

“Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that it is death itself that motivates them to do the best things in their lives. They are afraid to step into the dark, afraid of the unknown, and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore the fact that their days are numbered. They do not see that with an awareness of death, they would be able to be even more daring, to go much further in their daily conquests, because then they would have nothing to lose- for death itself is inevitable.”

“Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.”

“She'll die.'”

“...Matt. I didn't think they'd kill you... I'm so sorry...”

“Some refuse the loan of life to avoid the debt of death.”

“The day you lose someone isn't the worst -at least you've got something to do- it's all the days they stay dead.”