“Death preserves an ideal.”— Rosie Thomas Related Quotes “It struck Mort with sudden, terrible poignancy that Death must be the loneliest creature in the universe. In the great party of Creation, he was always in the kitchen.”— Terry Pratchett “We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven.”– Tryon Edwards “Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.”— Gavin de Becker