Harriet McBryde Johnson Professions : Author Born : July 8, 1957 Died : June 4, 2008 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Harriet McBryde Johnson We need to confront the life-killing stereotype that says we're all about suffering. We need to bear witness to our pleasures. Harriet McBryde Johnson suffering bears needs Death is natural and necessary, but not just. It is a random force of nature; survival is equally accidental. Each loss is an occasion to remember that survival is a gift. Harriet McBryde Johnson survival loss remember Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors