Neil Patrick Harris
Actor
Quickly and by surprise. I don’t want the specter of death to linger.
Death & what remains
How would you like to die?
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Zadie Smith
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Oblivious to the event or on the brink of a genuine religious conversion.
Karl Ove Knausgård
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Self-combusting at a very late age.
Simon Boas
Aid worker; executive director of Jersey Overseas Aid
My pain is under control and I'm terribly happy - it sounds weird to say, but I'm as happy as I've ever been in my life. I used to think I'd rather be hit by the proverbial bus, but having a couple of months knowing this is coming has really helped me both do the boring 'death-min', but also get my thoughts and prepare myself, and feel so accepting of what's to come. It's been such a great bonus, actually.
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