Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“For years, I have been stalked by a bad reputation. Actually, I have been pursued by people who have regarded me as the 'Death and Dying' Lady. They believe that having spent more than three decades in research into death and life after death qualifies me as an expert on the subject. I think they miss the point.”

“It is inconceivable for our unconscious to imagine an actual ending of our own life here on Earth, and if this life of ours has to end, the ending is always attributed to a malicious intervention from the outside by someone else.”

“I was destined to work with dying patients. I had no choice when I encountered my first AIDS patient. I felt called to travel some 250,000 miles each year to hold workshops that helped people cope with the most painful aspects of life, death and the transition between the two.”

“For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest spiritual values of life can originate from the thought and study of death.”

“Death is not painful. It is the most beautiful experience you will have.”

“Death is staring too long into the burning sun and the relief of entering a cool, dark room.”

“The truth does not need to be defended.”

“I'm going to dance in all the galaxies.”

“Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life.”

“The only incontrovertible fact of my work is the importance of life.”