Friedrich Durrenmatt Quotes

Get up! I am going to die today.

In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things.

The thing about death is that it's honest.

All I can say is, death is a part of life.

I mean, death is a serious thing, certainly not to be sneezed at.

A weird side effect of being in close proximity to death is an urgency.

The first thing I would like to tell you about death is that there is no bigger lie than death. And yet, death appears to be true. It not only appears to be true but also seems like the cardinal truth of life - it appears as if the whole of life is surrounded by death. Whether we forget about it, or become oblivious to it, everywhere death remains close to us. Death is even closer to us than our own shadow.

Death is the final wake-up call.

There's nothing glamorous about being dead.

Among all the vicissitudes of life, which vary in each individual's experience, there is one event which sooner or later comes to everyone - Death!

I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.

Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

We die only once, and for such a long time.

Death can really absorb a person. Lik most people, I would find it pleasant not to have to go, but you just accept that it's more or less inevitable.

It must be understood that, as adults, we are all terminal.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Death is a very important part of life.

Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around.

I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a mystery, although it is something we all have in common: everybody knows that life ends with death.

Life and death. At some point we're gonna leave this world. Do I know when? Absolutely not.

The end of a picture is always an end of a life.

But death's acquisitive instincts will win.

I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.

I believe we all must face the fact of death. It is both gift and curse.

Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh.