The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it's in mortal danger.

Was it hard? I hope she didn't die hard.'

Sethe shook her head. 'Soft as cream. Being alive was the hard part.

Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf.

It's gonna hurt, now," said Amy. "anything dead coming back to life hurts.

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend...

He who waits for a dead man's shoes is in danger of going barefoot