Bess Lovejoy > Quotes

“In the end, all our bodies will turn to dust. But our spirit, our work, and the memories we leave behind can outlast us. That’s true whether you’re famous or not. Perhaps it’s part of the beauty of being human: living with the inevitability of our demise, but striving to create something that survives.”
― Bess Lovejoy, Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses

“Santa Claus” is derived from “Sinterklaas,” which was how Dutch immigrants to New Amsterdam pronounced his name.”
― Bess Lovejoy, Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses

“I die worshipping God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.”
― Bess Lovejoy, Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses

“While singing his master’s praises, Viviani had more than once mentioned the fanciful idea that Michelangelo’s spirit had leaped into Galileo’s body, which arrived in the world three days before Michelangelo left. Now, Galileo’s remains would be brought to rest forever near the man whose brush depicted the heavens almost as beautifully as Galileo’s telescope.”
― Bess Lovejoy, Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses