“Death by starvation is slow.”– Mary Austin Related Quotes “We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being.”– Deepak Chopra “Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.”– Sogyal Rinpoche “Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.”– Edna Ferber