Anthony DoerrI am only alive because I have not yet died.
About This Quote
The phrase "only alive because I have not yet died" is one that is often heard in the context of people who are terminally ill. Many people believe that if an individual dies before their time, there can be no life left to give. If this is true, then the individual has only spent the briefest of moments on earth. However, many people have said that they have never experienced life more fully than they have while they are alive.
Of course, the reality is that no one can truly know what it is like to be dead. It is possible that death would be a wonderful place to visit but that does not mean that it would be the place where one would want to stay forever. The bottom line is that no one can know what it would feel like to die until he or she does die.
Source: All The Light We Cannot See
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