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Death Be Not Proud
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A heartfelt memoir about a father's account of his son's battle with a brain tumor and the boy's remarkable courage.

Quotes

The ultimate condition of life is death.

John Gunther

lifedeath

You can never have too much of what you don't really need.

John Gunther

greedcontentment

We don't really know what life is for, but we do know what it's not for.

John Gunther

lifepurpose

There's a great deal of difference between a man's dying at the age of eighty and a boy of eighteen.

John Gunther

agemortality

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.

John Gunther

deathadvice

We don't live in the past. We only live in the present and in the future.

John Gunther

pastpresentfuture

It's easy to be overwhelmed by the enormity of the universe and the smallness of ourselves.

John Gunther

universeself-reflection

We can't really know the meaning of life, but we can find a purpose for living.

John Gunther

lifepurpose

Life is not a thing to be taken for granted. It is a gift, and we must use it wisely.

John Gunther

lifegratitude

We all must die, but few of us ever really live.

John Gunther

lifemortality