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Ὁν οἱ θεοὶ φιλουσιν, ἀποθνήσχει νέος note 
Menander

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints."
Psalm 116:15, The Bible (King James version)

“Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were sown, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in the skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”
Hebrews 11:35-38, The Bible

"She gave me for my pains a world of sighs: She swore, in faith, twas strange, 'twas passing strange, 'twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful: She wish'd she had not heard it, yet she wish'd that heaven had made her such a man... She loved me for the dangers I had pass'd, and I loved her that she did pity them."

This world to her was but a tragic play. She came, saw, dislik'd, and passed away.
Famous epitaph

"But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you."
Don McLean, "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)"

And if you with me tonight
I'd sing to you just one last time
A song for a heart so big
That God wouldn't let it live
"Hear You Me" by Jimmy Eat World

Death had been more pitiful to them than longer life would have been. It had taken the one in the loyalty of love, and the other in the innocence of faith, from a world which for love has no recompense and for faith no fulfillment.

I know you hurtin' and worryin', I can feel it on you, but you oughta quit on it now. Because I want it over and done. I do. I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we's coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?
John Coffey, The Green Mile

She was an angel, pure as righteous destruction. She laid low the twisted and lifted the hearts of the righteous. At her passing, a million voices cried out her name.

Shall we ever again see her like? No, not now, nor ever again...
On the Death of Saint Celestine, Warhammer 40,000

Strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing
For the last time
A song for your heart
And when it is quiet
I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
— "Carry You Home", James Blunt

Sleeping with ghosts
It's such a lonely experience
The stars are out tonight
Only they can hear you breathing
You're so like a rose
I wish you could stay here
— "So Like a Rose", Garbage

"It pained him to have to fight you. Haku fought not only for me, he fought for you guys too. He was too kind."
Zabuza Momochi, Naruto

When no hope was left in sight
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could’ve told you, Danny
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as…
Daniel Johnston, "Danny Don't Rap" from Yip/Jump Music, a tribute to Danny Rapp from Danny & The Juniors who committed suicide.

"The good die young, but pricks live forever!"

God grants his favorites early death.

"Maria was my only friend, but your rulers sent soldiers to take her away from me. I tried to save her, but there were too many for me to stop... I never saw poor Maria again. Maria was never a threat to anyone, all she wanted was visit your planet, but she never had the chance."
Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic X

"I've always thought, ever since I was little, that Subaru won't be able to survive in this world. He's too pure."

The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.

"The best president we never had …"
— Common Filipino saying about deceased politicians, especially those who died young, out of accidents, debilitating disease, or outright violence. (There are exceptions who did become President—most famously, Ramon Magsaysay, plane-crash victim, who was probably the country's most loved and (seemingly) most upright leader, though whether it is true is another question.)

Packie McReary: I never thought this would happen, Niko. I never fucking thought it. Kate, sweet, innocent Katie...
Niko Bellic: I'm sorry, Packie. I was there, I tried to stop it...
Packie McReary: (sobbing) She didn't do nothing to nobody! It was us McReary men who were the sinners! We're paying for that ourselves, she didn't have to pay too!
Niko Bellic: She didn't, Packie. You're right.
Grand Theft Auto IV, "Revenge" route ending

And you're a cherry blossom, you're about to bloom
You look so pretty, and you're gone so soon!
"Centuries", by Imagine Dragons

"If I could see her once," I prayed. "Just once." But I knew that it was an absurd desire which could never ever be granted. She was too good for this silly, filthy, two-footed world. But that was the place where I must drag out my pointless existence; pointless and miserable, without her.
Pufftail, Stray

"YOU might be inevitable spider chow, what with your acting like a contemptible jackass in a monster movie like an idiot, but I’m being extra careful to be a nice, reasonable, steadying presence in this movie! In fact I’m the most sympathetic character we’ve got, so inherently good-natured that my death would be especially impactful and get the audience invested in AW DANG I TOOK IT TOO FAR IN THE OTHER DIRECTION."

"In Grimdark, there are two types of secondary characters. [...] The second kind is people so innocent, pure, and naive that they feel completely out of place in such a dark story. They exist solely to be murdered by the author. All nice characters are killed without exception in a Grimdark story."
JP Beaubien, Terrible Writing Advice, GRIMDARK

"My name is Tragica Diesoon. I spend all my time volunteering at the soup kitchen when I'm not walking down dark alleys."
Tragica Diesoon, Terrible Writing Advice, GRIMDARK

"She was the rarest of women. A flower of beauty and compassion, in a world full of shit."
Gannicus, about Melitta, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, "The Bitter End"

"But life has a way of moving on. And sometimes the dreamers leave us all too soon."

"I made her suffer... And even then...why did she not curse my name? ...Why did she not beg the stars to strike me down!? (...) I see... Although she knew she had to die, she prayed that I could be spared. She just wanted her suffering to end... I was blinded by fury...acting on foolish impulse. I could have saved her..."

殺人放火金腰帶,修橋補路無屍骸 ("Those who murder and burn enjoy wealth, while those who build bridges and roads are left with Not Enough to Bury.")
Chinese traditional saying


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