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MKF’s Quotes

“My ethic is: ‘Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.’ You can be as careful as you want, but you’re going to die anyway, so why not have fun?”
― Lemmy Kilmister

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“I wanted to quiet my brain, to stop its incessant ruminations on the whys and hows of mortality.”
― Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

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“Though you may have never attended a funeral, two of the world's humans die every second. Eight in the time it took you to read that sentence. Now we're at fourteen. If this is too abstract, consider this number: 2.5 million. The 2.5 million people who die in the United States every year.”
― Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

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“Exposing a young child to the realities of love and death is far less dangerous than exposing them to the lie of the happy ending.”
― Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

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“If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture—that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves,”
― Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

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The Gothic Poets Society — 400 members — last activity Dec 31, 2024 07:03PM
Wits, Words & Spirits! Who Are We? We are a group of like minded individuals who haunt dark halls and cemeteries, armed with pens, books and black li ...more

Death, Dying and the End of Life — 70 members — last activity Mar 11, 2020 01:16PM
This group is for all those who want to further our cultural conversation about death, dying and the end of life. It is a venue for learning and shari ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 314031 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Atheists and Skeptics — 2217 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 02:44PM
This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig ...more

The Atheist Book Club — 1661 members — last activity Feb 18, 2026 05:59AM
In these gilded halls we shall discuss the presence of the atheistic viewpoint in the written form. Are you a fan of Douglas Adams' scientific view of ...more

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