Here are 8 quotes about death and remembrance by people who have passed away
"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come." - Rabindranath Tagore (Indian poet)
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." - Richard Bach (American writer)
"You can't steal a heart that's given away. It's already in the hands of the person who owns it." - Maya Angelou (American poet and activist)
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." - Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor)
"Grief is not a problem to be solved, but a process to be lived." - Ellen Burstyn (American actress)
"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a handful of politicians, but the voters themselves." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (American philosopher)
"You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have." - Ernest Hemingway (American novelist)
"No one has ever died of love. But many have died from its absence." - Mother Teresa (Catholic nun)