Authors spend their lives expressing life’s intricacies. Their last words capture this elegance.
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.
Voltaire
Voltaire's final words in response to a priest asking him to renounce Satan.
Hunter S. Thompson
The final words in his suicide note, before shooting himself in the head.
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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.
