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Last Words

Last Words

C. Bernard Ruffin

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McFarland and Company, Inc.
Año de edición:
2006
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Sociología de la muerte y el morir
ISBN:
9780786425525
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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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