Death Quote by Barbara Kingsolver — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know.”

“There was a roaring in my ears and I lost track of what they were saying. I believe it was the physical manifestation of unbearable grief.”

“God is in the details, the completely unnecessary miracles sometimes tossed up as stars to guide us.”

“Awareness is everything. Hallie once pointed out to me that people worry a lot more about the eternity *after* their deaths than the eternity that happened before they were born. But it's the same amount of infinity, rolling out in all directions from where we stand.”

“A choir of seedlings arching their necks out of rotted tree stumps, sucking life out of death. I am the forest's conscience, but remember, the forest eats itself and lives forever.”

“Listen: being dead is not worse than being alive. It is different though. You could say the view is larger.”

“And a soul would run by a living being, touch them softly on the shoulder or cheek, and continue on its way to heaven. The dead are never exactly seen by the living, but many people seem acutely aware of something changed around them. They speak of a chill in the air. The mates of the deceased wake from dreams and see a figure standing at the end of their bed, or in a doorway, or boarding, phantomlike, a city bus.”

“There is no remedy for death—or birth—except to hug the spaces in between. Live loud. Live wide. Live tall.”

“Hazel has to realize that her mom was wrong when she said, “I won’t be a mother anymore.” The truth is, after Hazel dies (assuming she dies), her mom will still be her mom, just as my grandmother is still my grandmother even though she has died. As long as either person is still alive, that relationship survives. (It changes, but it survives.)”

“The reaper does not listen to the harvest.”

“Not that there's anything wrong with just lying around on your back.”

“I'm on the last great journey here--and people want me to tell them what to pack.”