Would that death were like this. Would that one would sleep and sleep and sleep forever.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a longing for eternal rest, likening death to a peaceful sleep.
Anne Rice's quote expresses a deep yearning for the tranquil relief that death might bring, suggesting a desire for an end to suffering and an escape into eternal rest. It captures a contemplative perspective on the nature of mortality, conveying both a wistful acceptance and a profound longing for peace in the face of life’s struggles.
In practice
In a reflective eulogy, one might say, 'As Anne Rice put it, would that death were like this, a peaceful sleep.'
From my stone pillow I have dreamed dreams of the mortal world above. I have heard its voices, its new music, as lullabies as I lie in my grave. I have envisioned its fantastical discoveries. I have known its courage in the timeless sanctum of my thoughts. And though it shuts me out with its dazzling forms, I long for one with the strength to roam it fearlessly, to ride the Devil's Road through its heart.
We all suffer under a curse, the curse that we know more than we can endure, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do about the force and the lure of this knowledge.
And so this young one, this young one whom I had so loved, I had to forsake, no matter how broken my heart, no matter how lonely my soul, no matter how bruised my intellect and spirit.
Dear God, help me. Do not forget me on this tiny cinder lost in a galaxy that is lost–a heart no bigger than a speck of dust beating, beating against death, against meaninglessness, against guilt, against sorrow.
The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.
In the very depths of Hell, do not demons love one another?
The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.
You can't have a world where 50 percent of the people are dieting and 50 percent of the people are starving if you want stability.
Too much sanity may be madness!
If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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