Author | Quote | E-Mail this quote |
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George Ade (1866 - 1944) | In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of entertainment. | |
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) | What bereaved people need is a little comic relief, and this is why funerals are so farcical. | |
Jessica Mitford (1917 - 1996) | Gracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public. | |
Jessica Mitford (1917 - 1996) | O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? Where, indeed? Many a badly stung survivor, faced with the aftermath of some relative's funeral, has ruefully conceded that the victory has been won hands down by the funeral establishment. | |
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) | I did not attend his funeral, but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it. |
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