"I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end." ― Pope John XXIII Topic(s): Death More From Pope John XXIII "The family is the first essential cell of human society." "It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father." "The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone." More In Death "Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It’s still better than high school."― Dan Savage "I’m working myself to death."― Alan Ladd "To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players."― LeBron James