Which being extinguished, our body shall be turned into ashes, and our spirit shall vanish as the soft air,
And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof.
For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again. Wisdom 2:1-5
When he was at the last gasp. II Maccabees 7:9
Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me. Tobias 3:6
For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms. Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 10
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Matthew 8:22
The maid is not dead, but sleepeth. Matthew 9:24
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Matthew 16:28
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. Luke 9:27
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. Luke 9:59&60
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Luke 20:36-38
Why seek ye the living among the dead? Luke 24:5
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. John 11:14
O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Romans 7:24
To be carnally minded is death. Romans 8:5
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. I Corinthians 15:26&51-56
It is appointed for men to die once, after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27
For to this end was the gospel preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit. I Peter 4:6
Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints). And all things We have kept in a clear Register. Koran 36:12
What do we say to the god of death? Not today. Game of Thrones s1e8: The Pointy End, sword-fight tutor loses fight, HBO 2011
You’re shit at dying, d’ya know that? Game of Thrones s6e8: No One, big geezer
We’re all going to die. But at least we die together. (Fantasy & Death) Game of Thrones s8e2: The Things We Do For Love Tormund, eyeing Brienne, HBO 2019
At least we’ll die with honour. ibid. Brienne
Am I dead? Blast. Oh God, away, I’m trying to die. Because I’m tired of the world. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1989 starring Uma Thurman & John Neville & Eric Idle & Jonathan Pryce & Oliver Reed & Sarah Polley & Bill Paterson & Charles McKeown & Winston Dennis & Robin Williams & Alison Steadman & Ray Cooper et al, director Terry Gilliam, Baron to ThurmanPray for the dead and fight like hell for the living! Mother Jones, 1830-1930, The Autobiography of Mother Jones, 1925
Death against one’s will is that of ignorant men … death with one’s will is that of wise men. Jaina Sutras lecture 5
Now every mortal has pain
and sweat is constant,
but if there is anything dearer than being alive,
it’s dark to me.
We humans seem disastrously in love with this thing
(whatever it is) that glitters on the earth –
we call it life. We know no other.
The underworld’s a blank
and all the rest just fantasy. Anne Carson, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
Then it becomes biomass. That’s you. When you die. It’s just over. Douglas Feldman on Death Row, Channel 4 2012
Sensible people get the greater part of their own dying done during their own lifetime. Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh
And if you are told that you have 10 per cent chance of dying within the next minute, you’ll probably panic. So it’s the imminent possibility of death that drives the fear – which means that the most sensible way to calculate fear of death would be to think about it on a per-hour basis. Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner, Freakonomics
Harrelson: I think I’m gonna die.
Gangsta: Well don’t keep going on about it, you fucking cunt. Seven Psychopaths 2012 starring Colin Farrell & Sam Rockwell & Christopher Walken & Woody Harrelson & Tom Waits & Abbie Cornish & Olga Kurylenko & Zeljko Ivanek & Linda Bright Clay & Long Nguyen & Harry Dean Stanton et al, director Martin McDonagh
You can be mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You can swear and curse the Fates. But when it comes to the end you have to let go. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2009 starring Brad Pitt & Robert Towers & Peter Donald Badalamenti & Tom Everett & Spencer Daniels & Chandler Canterbury & Cate Blanchett & Elle Fanning & Julia Ormond & Taraji P Henson et al, director David Fincher
The end or a new beginning? Final peace or a shot at immortality? A fascination with death is universal, the ultimate human mystery. Strange Rituals s1e6: Last Rites, History 2009
Death by design. A plan to destroy a whole race. Or the ultimate form of revenge, a ritual to appease the gods, or the only way to reach God. The taking of life is sometimes a solemn rite. Sometimes it’s a cold, calculated plan. Ritual killing takes place in modern times. But it has been with us for thousands of years. Strange Rituals s1e8: Sudden Death
I’m not afraid to die, Mr Donovan. Although it wouldn’t be my first choice. Bridge of Spies 2016 starring Tom Hanks & Mark Rylance & Amy Ryan & Sebastian Koch & Alan Alda & Austin Stowell & Scott Shepherd & Billy Magnussen & Eve Hewson & Jillian Lebling et al, director Steven Spielberg, Rylance to Hanks