"Death has not been an issue for me ever since I broke free of Christianity. I just figured that when I die, I wouldn't mind it. I would no longer exist, thus could no longer be bothered by it. Or anything else, for that matter."

"Let's hope it's short and sweet"

"Great quote!"

"I quite like Roddenberry's Klingon battle mantra - "today is a good day to die". I believe that the philosophy is that if you make each day a good day to die (a day when you are positive) then you will not fear death because…"

"For me, I think I've done about as decent a job as any other human being would at coming to terms with inevitability, on any scale. However, it's more of an issue of what will be left in life after I perish. (i.e: my children). Having…"

"@ Cristynfaye:  thanks for sharing that.  It seems that Christians and atheists just have very different ways of thinking about death.  I think that we can't come to terms with someone else's death: only with our own."

"I share your frustrations that most accepted forms of condolences seem to be steeped with religion or religious overtones.  However, I came to the realization that many of those words and phrases that are acceptable ways to convey emotions in…"

"A friend of mine passed away on Friday night.  I wasn't very close with her, but we have mutual friends who were closer to her.  But I knew her enough to call her a friend.  She was only 32, and had three children, all elementary…"

"I like Woody Allen's retort to those who feel we live on through our works and progeny: "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.""

"I'm not scared of death but I won't want it to happen any time soon. My personal meaning of life is the need to procreate. I can't happily pass on until I raise my own children and see my grandchildren begin to grow.  Just like…"

"But that's why I'm crying ... I've lost my happy pills..."

"Close enough... "

"Lighten up Simon! If there is a raging torrent it was probably caused by your tears. Don't take my comments so seriously I'm a dick remember? Maybe you should ask your shrink to increase the dosage of your happy pills."

"I apologize Doug I was only trying to make a smart ass remark and poke fun at you. And I'm sorry you are allergic to opioids. They are my favorite drugs. If I wasn't interested in keeping my job and paying my bills I would totally be a…"