Matthew Beecher

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.”
― Isaac Asimov

“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face”
― Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice

“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
― Joseph Stalin

“Hold it. You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see the three bears eat the three little pigs, and then the bears join up with the big bad wolf and eat Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood! Tell me a story like that, OK?”
― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes