Death Quote by Ann Patchett — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“He realized now he was only just beginning to see the full extent to which it was his destiny to follow, to walk blindly into fates he could never understand. In fate there was reward, in turning over one's heart to God there was a magnificence that lay beyond description. At the moment one is sure that all is lost, look at what is gained!”

“Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.”

“For the most part wisdom comes in chips rather than blocks. You have to be willing to gather them constantly, and from sources you never imagined to be probable. No one chip gives you the answer for everything. No one chip stays in the same place throughout your entire life. The secret is to keep adding voices, adding ideas, and moving things around as you put together your life. If you’re lucky, putting together your life is a process that will last through every single day you’re alive.”

“..the nuclear family from across the street, which, as a result of decay, truly did have 2.5 kids;”

“She couldn't tell where his pupils ended and the irises began; looking into those eyes was like looking into a well where children had drowned.”

“When we can't understand the science behind something in this world, we make up mythological entities that we can relate to. We personify the forces of nature that mystify us, using our boundless imaginations to comfort us and make us feel like we have some control over these things that are much bigger than we are.”

“Here lies a gentleman bold”

“The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.”

“Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.”