book discussion

So while reading this book, i jotted down pages that had contained passages or dialogue that appealed to me. But out of sheer fascination with the book, i forgot to write down where my favourite passage was!

It was one of the descriptive paragraphs, rambling prose on death itself, as if death was a character. There was a particular line,that went something like this--

after everyone and everything dies, death becomes the last thing to die.

If anyone could post a page, or where they remember (if they remember) this part, I would really appreciate it. I've skimmed through the pages 3 consecutive times, to no luck :(

That was a wonderful passage - and I just sent the book back so I'm not much help. It was right around the waterfall, I think (if that helps anybody).

The passage you're talking about occurs when the man is talking to the old man, Ely.

Pg. 172-173

...Things will be better when everybody's gone.
They will?
Sure they will.
For who?
Everybody.
Everybody.
Sure. We'll all be better off. We'll all breath easier.
That's good to know.
Yes it is. When we're all gone at last there'll be nobody here but death and his days will be numbered too. He'll be out in the road there with nothing to do and nobody to do it too. He'll say: Where did everybody go? And that's how it will be. What's wrong with that?

I love that whole passage too! Another very descriptive book with beautiful prose is "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak. I gotta say, The Road and The Book Thief are some of my favorite books out there. I recommended it to everyone.