The drama of it all... . Famous last words....
Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.
~~ Oscar Wilde, writer, d. November 30, 1900
I've had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that's the record . . .
~~ Dylan Thomas, poet, d. 1953
They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.
(Killed in battle during US Civil War)
~~ General John Sedgwick, Union Commander, d. 1864
I have a terrific headache.
(He died of a cerebral hemorrhage)
~~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President, d. 1945
I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room - and God damn it - died in a hotel room.
~~ Eugene O'Neill, writer, d. November 27, 1953
Let's cool it brothers . . .
(Spoken to his assassins, 3 men who shot him 16 times)
~~ Malcolm X, Black leader, d. 1966
Is it the Fourth?
~~ Thomas Jefferson, US President, d. July 4, 1826
I've never felt better.
~~ Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., actor, d. December 12, 1939
My God. What's happened?
~~ Diana (Spencer), Princess of Wales, d. August 31, 1997
I must go in, the fog is rising.
~~ Emily Dickinson, poet, d. 1886
That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted.
~~ Lou Costello, comedian, d. March 3, 1959
Et tu, Brute?
(Assassinated)
~~ Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor, d. 44 BC
Friends applaud, the comedy is finished.
~~ Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, d. March 26, 1827
... and, my personal favorite:
I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
~~ Humphrey Bogart, actor, d. January 14, 1957
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