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Last Words : A Dictionary of Deathbed Quotations, Paperback / softback Book

Last Words : A Dictionary of Deathbed Quotations Paperback / softback

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The last words of the dying often provide insight into their feelings about life.

Some are peaceful (""It is very beautiful over there"" - Thomas Alva Edison); many are spiritual (""Don't ask the Lord to keep me here.

Ask him to have mercy"" - Walker Percy); others are angry (""God-damn the whole frigging world and everybody in it - except you Carlotta"" - W.C.

Fields); still others reflect the weary fight against death (""I'm bored of it all"" - Sir Winston Churchill).

Nearly 2,000 deathbed quotations from saints, popes, statesmen, scientists, soldiers, musicians, athletes, artists, entertainers, writers, criminals and others are included in this reference work.

Each entry includes a brief biographical sketch of the person and sets the quotation in context.

The sources for the quotes include biographies, newspaper and magazine accounts, and, in a few instances, firsthand accounts.

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