The 10 Most Memorable Last Words That Will Make You Appreciate Life A Little Bit More
May 03, 2014 07:18
The fascinating thing about death is that it can lead people to speak with great honesty. Here's a list of the ten most interesting and most famous last words that people have uttered while staring death in the face:
Voltaire - “Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.”
The French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher was famous for his wit, as well as his attacks on the established Catholic Church. He uttered these last words on his deathbed after being asked by a priest to renounce Satan.
Oscar Wilde – “These curtains are killing me; one of us has got to go.”
What else would you expect from someone as witty as the iconic author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Joan Crawford – “Damn it… Don’t you dare ask God to help me.”
Despite her Catholic roots and later conversion to Christian Science, the iconic actress apparently didn’t want any help from God or any sort of divine intervention on her deathbed.
Tallulah Bankhead – “Codeine…bourbon.”
The American actress was known for her wit and hilarious one-liners such as “Cocaine isn’t habit forming. I should know – I’ve been using it for years”. She died from pneumonia, emphysema, malnutrition, and a strain of the flu.
James Donald French – “Hey fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? French Fries!”
Electrocuted in 1966 for killing one of his inmates, it was likely that French said these words to get one last joke and last word in before they flipped the switch.
Edgar Allan Poe – “Lord! Help my poor soul.”
Well known for his role his dark and creepy works, even his death remains a mystery. Some claim he was found in a drunken-like state and was taken to the hospital wearing rags and tattered clothing.
James Brown – “I’m going away tonight.”
“The Godfather of the Soul” passed away on Christmas morning in 2006 after suffering from congestive heart failure following a bout of pneumonia.
Humphrey Bogart – “I should have never switched from Scotch to Martinis.”
Famous for his alcohol consumption as well as having a sharp tongue, it's really no wonder that the actor would lament about his love of scotch on his deathbed.
Jessica Dubroff – “Do you hear the rain? Do you hear the rain?”
At the time of her death, the seven-year old girl was already a media sensation as a child pilot and had planned to be the youngest person to fly an airplane across the United States. She was on the phone chatting with her mother, when the single engine propeller aircraft she boarded suffered engine failure and crashed during a storm over Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Dominique Bouhours – “I am about to — or I am going to — die: either expression is correct.”
Even when he was on the brink of death, this French Jesuit priest, essayist, and grammarian had to make sure that his grammar was extra perfect.
Voltaire - “Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.”
The French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher was famous for his wit, as well as his attacks on the established Catholic Church. He uttered these last words on his deathbed after being asked by a priest to renounce Satan.
Oscar Wilde – “These curtains are killing me; one of us has got to go.”
What else would you expect from someone as witty as the iconic author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Joan Crawford – “Damn it… Don’t you dare ask God to help me.”
Despite her Catholic roots and later conversion to Christian Science, the iconic actress apparently didn’t want any help from God or any sort of divine intervention on her deathbed.
Tallulah Bankhead – “Codeine…bourbon.”
The American actress was known for her wit and hilarious one-liners such as “Cocaine isn’t habit forming. I should know – I’ve been using it for years”. She died from pneumonia, emphysema, malnutrition, and a strain of the flu.
James Donald French – “Hey fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? French Fries!”
Electrocuted in 1966 for killing one of his inmates, it was likely that French said these words to get one last joke and last word in before they flipped the switch.
Edgar Allan Poe – “Lord! Help my poor soul.”
Well known for his role his dark and creepy works, even his death remains a mystery. Some claim he was found in a drunken-like state and was taken to the hospital wearing rags and tattered clothing.
James Brown – “I’m going away tonight.”
“The Godfather of the Soul” passed away on Christmas morning in 2006 after suffering from congestive heart failure following a bout of pneumonia.
Humphrey Bogart – “I should have never switched from Scotch to Martinis.”
Famous for his alcohol consumption as well as having a sharp tongue, it's really no wonder that the actor would lament about his love of scotch on his deathbed.
Jessica Dubroff – “Do you hear the rain? Do you hear the rain?”
At the time of her death, the seven-year old girl was already a media sensation as a child pilot and had planned to be the youngest person to fly an airplane across the United States. She was on the phone chatting with her mother, when the single engine propeller aircraft she boarded suffered engine failure and crashed during a storm over Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Dominique Bouhours – “I am about to — or I am going to — die: either expression is correct.”
Even when he was on the brink of death, this French Jesuit priest, essayist, and grammarian had to make sure that his grammar was extra perfect.
