Death Quote by Joan Didion — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“I tell you this true story just to prove that I can. That my frailty has not yet reached a point at which I can no longer tell a true story.”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“The death of a parent, he wrote, 'despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and that may cut free memories and feelings that we had thought gone to ground long ago...”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“If this continues, if this goes on, then when I die, your memories of me will be my greatest accomplishment. You memories will be my most lasting impressions.”

“Is despair wrong? Isn’t it the natural condition of life after a certain age? … After a number of events, what is there left but repetition and diminishment? Who wants to go on living? The eccentric, the religious, the artistic (sometimes); those with a false sense of their own worth. Soft cheeses collapse; firm cheeses indurate. Both go mouldy.”

“Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father and all the other scientists were wrong, that the most persistent principles of the universe were accident and error.”

“Deyr fé,”

“No,” said the doctor. “It’s something I’ve never seen before. Something I don’t think anyone has seen before.””

“Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, "Why do people die?" and "Why is this happening to me?" Death isn't happening to you. Death is happening to us all.”