Death
After death, it is common in many cultures to pull the eyelids of the deceased down to close the eyes. This is a typical part of the last offices.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
“Ive been cursed for delving into the mysteries of life. Perhaps death is sacred, and Ive profaned it. Oh, what a wonderful vision it was. I dreamed of being the first to give to the world the secret that God is so jealous of, the formula for life. Think of the power, to create a man. And I did, I did it, I created a man. And who knows, in time I could have trained him to do my will. I could have bred a race, I might even have found the secret of eternal life.”
—William Hurlbut (1883?)
“Im afraid of needles.
Im tired of rubber sheets and tubes.
Im tired of faces that I dont know
and now I think that death is starting.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)
“Old age is a tyrant that forbids us upon pain of death all the pleasures of youth.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (16131680)