If you see a whole thing

A friend in the ward in dying. She's a bit older than I, but not old enough to be passing on. She has been dying for two years, but now the time seems close. She can't eat much. Visits tire her out. In trying to think of what to do for her, our inspired Relief Society president asked each person to send a note or thought that we can put into a book for her - that she can read when she has energy.

I've been trying to figure out what you say to someone who is dying. Most of the catchy phrases are for the living. So, these quotes don't really work for my friend, but I did like them.

If you see a whole thing - it seems that it's always beautiful. Planets, lives.... But close up a world's all dirt and rocks. And day to day, life's a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern.- Ursula K. Le Guin

Love doesn't just sit there like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. - Ursula K. Le Guin

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got. ~Art Buchwald


Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. ~Charles Richards

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.- Carl Sandburg

Life would be much easier if I had the source code.- Unknown

Life is what you make of it. Always has been, always will be.- Grandma Moses

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. ~Ruth E. Renkl