“It is hard to have patience with people who say ''There is no death'' or ''Death doesn't matter.'' There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as well say that birth doesn't matter.”
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Lewis, C. S. (n.d.). It is hard to have patience with people who say ''There is no death'' or ''Death doesn't matter.'' There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as well say that birth doesn't matter. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12860-it-is-hard-to-have-patience-with-people/
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Lewis, C. S. “It is hard to have patience with people who say ''There is no death'' or ''Death doesn't matter.'' There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as well say that birth doesn't matter.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12860-it-is-hard-to-have-patience-with-people/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lewis, C. S. “It is hard to have patience with people who say ''There is no death'' or ''Death doesn't matter.'' There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as well say that birth doesn't matter.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12860-it-is-hard-to-have-patience-with-people/.