Ninety Quotes

“I have died at the ripe age of twenty.
Smile, for the world didn't get a chance to disappoint me.

I have died at the mature age of ninety.
Smile, for my life was more than satisfying.

I have died suddenly—out of the blue.
Smile, for I didn't have to fall ill before you.

I have died from a long illness.
Smile, for I had the chance to say goodbye.

I did not want to leave this Earth.
But smile, for I am still here among you.

Why are you crying?
Can you not see I am smiling?”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Coming down life's highway
At ninety mile an hour
I want to slide
With bad brakes and bald tires
Into my final parking space”
― Richard L. Ratliff