“Open the second shutter so that more light may come in.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – 1749-1832)
“Only one man understood me. And he really didn’t understand me.” (Georg Wilhelm Hegel – 1770-1831)
“Go on, get out! Last words are for fools that haven’t said enough.” (Karl Marx – 1818-1883)
“Wait ’til I have finished my problem!” (Archimedes – 298-212 B.C.E.)
“Curtain! Fast music! Lights! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good. The show looks good.” Florenz Zigfield – 1869-1932)
“How were the circus receipts in Madison Square Garden?” (P.T. Barnum – 1810-1891)
“Bring down the curtain, the farce is played out.” Francois Rabelais (1494?-1553)
“I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.” (Leonardo da Vinci – 1452-1519)
“Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case. Now what?” (William Saroyan – 1908-1981)
“Either that wallpaper goes or I do.” (Oscar Wilde – 1854-1900)
For more information about issues related to death and dying, see my book: The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life
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