I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.

Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary the most natural matter on this planet is death.

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven.

Why would you be afraid of death? It would be an inconvenience. I have a lot of undone things and it's bound to get in the way. But no it doesn't scare me at all.

More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.

My faith isn't very churchy it's a pretty personal intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.

Bulls can do nothing to demand justice. They can only defend themselves as best they can in a fight with a pre-determined ending and die never knowing why they were forced to endure such a painful and prolonged death. It's up to us as a civilized society to call for an end to the Running of the Bulls and bullfighting.

The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.

Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.

People who are sick or who have been sick or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.