Last Words: A Dictionary of Deathbed Quotations

by C. Bernard Ruffin and Bernard Ruffin

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786425520
• ISBN13: 9780786425525
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher