Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers. - Wallace Stevens
It is the tragedy of other people that they are merely showcases for the very perishable collections of one's own mind. - Marcel Proust
Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions. - John Randolph
Our fragile, perishable bodies are not who we are. We are the sum of fleeting moments that belong to us for eternity. It is our choice and responsibility to create moments of beauty and grace, instead of despair and suffering. - Dorit Brauer