"Each day, we wake slightly altered, and the person we were yesterday is dead. So why, one could say, be afraid of death, when death comes all the time?"

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Source : John Updike (2012). “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs”, p.221, Random House

John Updike

#Yesterday Quotes #Each Day Quotes #Afraid Of Death Quotes

“In like a dimwit, out like a light.”
“Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.”
“When people hear our record, they're not going to be able to put us into the 'New Metal' category or the 'pop-punk' category or the 'aggressive emo' category. I think people will be able to take it for what it is.”

Source : "Rising star reserves right to mingle on kids' level - Bert McCracken appears with the Used at X-Fest". Interview with David Lindquist, The Indianapolis Star, August 6, 2004.
“So die as though your funeral Ushered you through the doors that led Into a stately banquet hall Where heroes banqueted.”

Source : Alan Seeger (2001). “Poems”
“Experience is a great teacher, and sometimes a pretty teacher is a great experience.”
“Marriage isn't about winning. It's about lasting.”
“Freedom came in strange forms and from unexpected directions.”

Source : Lisa Jewell (2005). “Vince and Joy”, p.325, Penguin UK
“Caroline In The City' was such an interesting thing, because I'd never been on the set of a sitcom or even auditioned for a sitcom when they gave me that part.”

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