Undertakers Quotes

“As for Gussie Finknottle, many an experienced undertaker would have been deceived by his appearance and started embalming on sight.”
― Wodehouse

“To The Undertaker or Friends Who Open This Coffin:

After laying back the lid of the coffin, remove entirely the pads from the sides of the face, as they are intended merely to steady the head in traveling. If there be any discharge of liquid from the eyes, nose, or mouth, which often occurs from the constant shaking of the cars, wipe it off gently with a soft piece of cotton cloth, slightly moistened.

This body was received by us for embalmment in a ____________ condition and the natural condition is ____________ preserved. Embalming was/was not possible.

After removing the coffin lid, leave it off for some time and let the body have the air.

Dr. Jupiter Jones, Embalmer & Keeper of the Dead”
― Edison McDaniels, Not One Among Them Whole: A Novel of Gettysburg

“He was a curious boy. He wanted to be a dentist, a pragmatic choice. Teacher, doctor, preacher, undertaker. What a colored boy can aspire to in a world like this. Colored people always got bad teeth, always got a soul needed tending. Always dying.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist

“Nobody touches you after seventy except doctors, as a rule. A sister, if you're lucky enough to have one. Undertakers.”
― Patrick McGrath, Last Days in Cleaver Square

“I'm taking a big risk by coming clean, but the pressure of hiding my true self done really took a toll on me and I can't take too much more.”
― Mary Monroe

“Long ago, during the 'Kingdom Reign', the 'power' of Dy5topia lay in the hands of Royalty who employed 'death squads', deemed Undertakers, to 'keep the fear'. Now these Kingdoms have 'fallen' into ruin and their remnants are sprinkled throughout the known regions of Dy5topia.”
― Mike Correll, DY5TOPIA: A Field Guide to the Dark Universe of Chet Zar