Go gentle into that good night | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert

This is one of my favorite pieces that Roger wrote summarizing his beliefs about life. It garnered 582 comments following its publication on May 2nd, 2009. A special thanks to Facebook user Keith Shapiro for reminding us about this piece.—Chaz Ebert I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear. I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip. I will require them for eternity no more than that little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower I brought home from Paris. I don't expect to die anytime soon. But it could happen this moment, while I am writing. I was talking the other day with Jim Toback, a friend of 35 years, and the conversati

This is one of my favorite pieces that Roger wrote summarizing his beliefs about life. It garnered 582 comments following its publication on May 2nd, 2009. A special thanks to Facebook user Keith Shapiro for reminding us about this piece.—Chaz Ebert I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear. I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and la