I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.

I can only strive for what is important

The dead and not-yet dead, we are company all together.

Death, when it's right there it doesn't seem too huge and terrible to let into your mind.

Things don't matter, people do

Is nothing in life ever straight and clear, the way children see it?

Anything that makes it easier to understand, makes it a little easier to bear.