Quotes of Caitlin Doughty - somelinesforyou

“ Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, "Why do people die?" and "Why is this happening to me?" Death isn't happening to you. Death is happening to us all. ”

- Caitlin Doughty

“ A girl always remembers the first corpse she shaves. ”

- Caitlin Doughty

“ The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m. ”

- Caitlin Doughty

“ A culture that denies death is a barrier to achieving a good death. Overcoming our fears and wild misconceptions about death will be no small task, but we shouldn't forget how quickly other cultural prejudicesracism, sexism, homophobiahave begun to topple in the recent past. It is high time death had its own moment of truth. ”

- Caitlin Doughty
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