Quotes About Death

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.

How terrible, said Eragon, to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you. Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.

Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?

The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors.

If a dragon has already transferred their consciousness to their heart of hearts, then they will die a true death.

Death, he had come to believe, was a corrosive thing, and the more he was around it , the more it gnawed away at who he was.

Ningún cazador del cielo debe acabar su vida como presa. Vale más morir volando que atrapado en tierra.

Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.

De bedrieger, de raadselmaker, de bewaarder van het evenwicht, hij met de vele gezichten die leven vindt in dedood en die geen kwaad vreest; hij die door deuren loopt.

No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way of the world.

He'd lost all fear of Death's embrace, The last embrace a man will know.

A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed at any moment, and there's not a blasted thing I can do about it. What will happen will happen, and I won't waste the time I have aboveground worrying. Misfortune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

Jeder stirbt für sich allein, Eragon. Ob man nun König ist oder Bettler - niemand kann einen in die große Leere begleiten.

What, you think all jarheads are stupid?" Sparrow chuckled before going serious again. "All good soldiers are philosophers, same as a priest or a professor. You have to be when you deal with matters of life and death.

Una montaña de cuerpos se alzaba delante de ellos, inmóviles cadáveres con muecas de dolor. La ropa que llevaban y la tierra revuelta a su alrededor estaban empapadas de sangre. Los hombres asesinados yacían sobre las mujeres a las que habían tratado de proteger, las madres aún llevaban a sus hijos en brazos, y los amantes que habían intentado escudarse mutuamente descansaban en el frío abrazo de la muerte.

Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end?

Cuento!- rugió Brom con un destello de enfado en la mirada-. Si es un cuento, entonces los rumores sobre mi muerte son ciertos y... ¡estás hablando con un fantasma! Respeta el pasado porque nunca se sabe cómo puede afectarte.

Die Lieder der Toten sind die Wehklagen der Lebenden.

Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?

but he was too slow, and the raging, red-eyed rabbit ripped out Hord's throat

Only thing is, a soldier threw a pitcher and hit him on the temple. Killed him instantly.

Los cantos de los muertos son los lamentos de los vivos.

Los cantos de los muertos son el lamento de los vivos.

Il canto dei morti è il pianto dei vivi.