{"id":887,"date":"2026-03-14T09:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.funeralocity.com\/?p=887---d2899c2f-fb41-4ce6-96e0-0c61f628106f"},"modified":"2026-03-14T09:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:36:25","slug":"famous-last-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/famous-last-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Last Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last moments before death can be enlightening. Family and friends often listen carefully to hear the last utterances of their loved ones on their death bed. These comments can range from the practical to worldly advice to words full of wit, wisdom and warmth.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the memorable last words from some of the world\u2019s most famous artists, statesmen and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Louisa May Alcott <\/strong>(1832 \u20131888), American author: \u201cIs it not meningitis?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Edgar Allan Poe<\/strong> (1809 \u20131849), American writer, editor, and literary critic: \u201cLord, help my poor soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Marie Antoinette<\/strong> (1755 \u2013 1793), the last Queen of France, after stepping on her executioner\u2019s foot as she approached the guillotine: \u201cPardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l\u2019ai pas fait expr\u00e8s.\u201d (\u201cPardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Jane Austen<\/strong> (1775 \u20131817), English novelist, in response to her sister\u2019s question about what she wished for: \u201cI want nothing but death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Elizabeth Barrett Browning <\/strong>(1806 \u20131861), English poet, as she died in her husband\u2019s arms: \u201cBeautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Lewis Carroll<\/strong> (1832 \u20131898), English writer most famous for Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland: \u201cTake away those pillows. I shall need them no more.\u201d<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"single-content-banner__shortcode\">\r\n                            <div class=\"input-search-wrapper input-search-wrapper--bottom\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"title-search\">See funeral home prices in your area<\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"input-search search-home\">\r\n                <input placeholder=\"Enter your City or ZIP Code\" type=\"search\" class=\"addressMain\">\r\n                <button type=\"submit\" class=\"blue-button\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/funeralocity\/dist\/images\/icons\/search-button.svg\">Search\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <span class=\"small-text\">Use zip code for more precise search results<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Coco Chanel<\/strong> (1883 \u2013 1971), French fashion designer, to her maid: \u201cYou see, this is how you die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Charlie Chaplin<\/strong> (1889 \u2013 1977), an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in response to a priest saying \u2018May the lord have mercy on your soul\u2019 while providing last rites: \u201cWhy not? After all, it belongs to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Sir Winston Churchill <\/strong>(1874 \u20131965), British statesman, army officer, Nobel Prize winner in literature and former prime minister of the United Kingdom: \u201cI&#8217;m bored with it all. The journey has been enjoyable and well-worth making \u2013 once!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Joan Crawford <\/strong>(1904 \u2013 1977), American film and television actress, to her housekeeper: \u201cDamn it. Don&#8217;t you dare ask God to help me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\"> Salvador Dali<\/strong> (1904 \u2013 1989), Spanish surrealist artist who famously painted melting pocket watches: \u201cWhere is my clock?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Emily Dickinson <\/strong>(1830 \u2013 May 15, 1886), American poet: \u201cI must go in; the fog is rising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Joe DiMaggio <\/strong>(1914 \u20131999), New York Yankee baseball player, regarding his former wife, Marilyn Monroe: \u201cI&#8217;ll finally get to see Marilyn again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Thomas Alva Edison <\/strong>(1847 \u2013 1931), American inventor and businessman, is often attributed with saying: \u201cIt is very beautiful over there.\u201d<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/average-funeral-price\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_desktop.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_tablet.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_mobile.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Richard Feynman<\/strong> (1918 \u2013 1988), American theoretical physicist: \u201cI\u2019d hate to die twice. It\u2019s so boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Bobby Fischer <\/strong>(1943 \u2013 2008), American chess grandmaster: \u201cNothing is as healing as the human touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Benjamin Franklin <\/strong>(1706 \u2013 1790), American statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat: \u201cDying men can do nothing easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Ernest Hemingway <\/strong>(1899 \u2013 1961), an American Nobel Prize-winning author and journalist, to his wife before committing suicide: \u201cGoodnight, my kitten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Alfred Hitchcock <\/strong> (1899 \u2013 1980), English film director: \u201cOne never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Victor Hugo <\/strong>(1802 \u2013 1885), French poet, novelist, and dramatist: \u201cHere is the battle of day against night. I see black light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Steve Jobs <\/strong> (1955 \u2013 2011), American entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Apple: \u201cOh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Martin Luther King <\/strong>(1929 \u20131968), American Baptist minister, civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, before being assassinated: \u201cBen, make sure you play&nbsp; &#8216;Take My Hand, Precious Lord&#8217; in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty.\u201d<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/cremationclub\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc-price.svg\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc-price-t.svg\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc-price-m.svg\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Bob Marley <\/strong>(1945 \u2013 1981), Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician: \u201cMoney can&#8217;t buy life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Lawrence Olivier <\/strong>(1907 \u2013 1989, British actor and director, to a nurse: \u201cThis isn\u2019t Hamlet, you know. 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Born in a hotel room and, goddamn it, dying in a hotel room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Luciano Pavarotti <\/strong>(1935 \u20132007), Italian operatic tenor: \u201cI believe that a life lived for music is an existence spent wonderfully, and this is what I have dedicated my life to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Frank Sinatra<\/strong> (1915 \u2013 1998), American singer, actor and entertainer: \u201cI\u2019m losing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Dylan Thomas <\/strong>(1914 \u20131953), Welsh poet and author, has often been attributed with saying: \u201cI\u2019ve had 18 straight whiskies; I think that\u2019s the record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Ludwig van Beethoven<\/strong> (1770 \u20131827), German composer and pianist, upon receiving a gift of wine: \u201cPity, pity, too late!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40pt; text-indent: -16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #14377b;\">\u25a2<\/span> <strong style=\"color: #14377b;\">Malcolm X <\/strong>(1925 \u2013 1965), African-American Muslim minister and civil rights activist: &#8220;Brothers! 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