“Yes, my sister, but love is sweeter than rest!” Preferring human affection even to the peace of death · Dying words, in reply to a sister's consolation Affection Death Love
“So this is Death! how strange! were I a metaphysician I would analyze it; but as it is, I can only watch.” Intellectual curiosity even at the moment of dying · Dying words, reported by his sister Curiosity Death Mind
“And so this is Death! the struggle has come at last. It is curious to watch it. It appears like two tides—two tides advancing and retreating, these powers of Life and Death!” Observing the contest of life and death with detached wonder · Dying words, reported by his sister Death Mortality Observation
