Tuesday, October 22, 2013

23 Famous Authors' Last Words

Authors spend their lives expressing life’s intricacies. Their last words capture this elegance.


Aldous Huxley


Aldous Huxley


Aldous Huxley requested his wife to give him an injection of LSD right before death, so he could pass away in a state of mind of his own choosing.


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Voltaire


Voltaire


Voltaire's final words in response to a priest asking him to renounce Satan.


myartprints.com


Hunter S. Thompson


Hunter S. Thompson


The final words in his suicide note, before shooting himself in the head.


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J.M. Barrie


J.M. Barrie


Before his death, Barrie gave the rights to Peter Pan to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. They continue to benefit from royalties.


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