grim's reminders

nine grim reminders — raw, unflinching quotes about love, life and lessons learned. no 🌈s or 🦄s to be found here, only the truth courtesy of your friendly neighborhood grim 

”do (i) know what happens when we die? i know that the ones who love us will miss us” ~ keanu reeves

”the more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety. the more you fail to experience your life fully, the more you will fear death” ~ irvin yalom

”enjoy life. there’s plenty of time to be dead” ~ hans christian andersen

”there is something worse than death; irreparable regret” ~ grim

”leave me in the jungle. i don’t want a party: ‘reported dead.’ you know, what actually happens to my physical remains is of zero interest to me, unless they can provide entertainment value. throw me into a wood chipper and spray me into harrods, you know, at the middle of the rush hour. that would be pretty epic. i wouldn’t mind being remembered in that way" ~ anthony bourdain

”if you need a calendar reminder to pay tribute to the dead, they are clearly not as important as your obligatory social media post claims them to be” ~ grim

”you think you’re safe and alive? you’re already dead” ~ sarah connor

”remember that your path will be difficult, at times unbearably so. all your loved ones will die. all your plans will go awry. you will be betrayed and abandoned. and you cannot escape death” ~ yegor zhukov

”funerals are rarely for the departed they are almost always a means for those who remain to shed their guilt under the guise of grief” ~ grim