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In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.

I'm more interested in the meaning of funerals and the mourning that people do. It's not a retail experience. It's an existential one.

There is something irresistibly funny about a funeral. More basically, I think the point is that beyond the deepest tragedy, there is laughter. Even in the midst of tragedy, there is always the possibility for it.

I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die.

We're passionate musicians, but we felt classical concerts were more like a funeral because nobody talked and everybody was dressed so conservatively. We thought that's kind of strange, because music is full of life! We thought we could break through that barrier with theater and comedy elements.

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead.

Funeral by funeral, theory advances.

The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him.

When I was a kid, I would fantasize about my own funeral.

Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living.