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‘Lady, you shot me.’ Sam Cook’s reputed last words, cited Lady, You Shot Me: Life and Death of Sam Cooke, Sky Arts 2018
Wait a minute. Pope Alexander VI
Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel. George Appel, executed by electric chair 1928
My God, here I go! Max Baer
Codeine, Bourbon ... Tallulah Bankhead
I can’t sleep. J M Barrie
I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis. Humphrey Bogart; according to Lauren Bacall his last words were ‘Hurry Back’ when she left to pick up groceries
Now I shall go to sleep. Goodnight. Lord Byron
I haven’t had champagne in a long while. Anton Chekhov
I’m bored with it all. Winston Churchill, variations
I don’t have the passion anymore, and so remember, it’s better to burn out than to fade away. Peace, Love, Empathy. Kurt Cobain suicide note referencing Neil Young song
That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted. Lou Costello
Good night, my darlings. I’ll see you tomorrow. Noel Coward
Damn it ... Don’t you dare ask God to help me. Joan Crawford, to housekeeper praying aloud
That was a great game of golf, fellas. Bing Crosby, twenty minutes before heart attack
I am not the least afraid to die. Charles Darwin
Get these fucking nuns away from me. Norman Douglas
All my possessions for a moment in time. Elizabeth I
Hurrah for anarchy! This is the happiest moment of my life. George Engel, anarchist & union activist before gallows
I’ve never felt better. Douglas Fairbanks senior
I’d hate to die twice – it’s so boring. Richard Feynman
I’ve had a hell of a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. Errol Flynn
I’ll sleep well tonight. Henry Ford
Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? ‘French Fries!’ James French, convicted murderer to press
Kiss my ass! You’ll never find the rest! John Wayne Gacy
Shoot me, you coward! You are only going to kill a man. Che Guevara
Death is nothing, nor life either, for that matter. To die, to sleep, to pass into nothingness, what does it matter? Everything is an illusion. Mata Hari
Goodnight, my kitten. Ernest Hemingway
I’ve said all that I’ve had to say. Bill Hicks
LSD, 100 micrograms IM. Aldous Huxley, note to wife
Capitalism. Downfall [alt. Fail] Christopher Hitchens
I am better now. George G Ingersoll
Do not hack me as you did my Lord Russell. James Duke of Monmouth, 1649-85 to executioner
I’ll be in Hell before you start breakfast! Let her rip! Tom ‘Black Jack’ Ketchum, bank robber before gallows
I am going to the inevitable. Philip Larkin
Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough. Karl Marx, to housekeeper
It’s all been rather lovely. John le Mesurier
Come on out. Spike Milligan
Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thine office; my neck is very short; take heed therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty. Thomas More to executioner
I should have asked for a stunt double! Vic Morrow
Help. Richard Nixon
I am just going outside. I may be some time. Captain Lawrence Oates
Let me have none of your popish stuff. Get away with you. Good morning. Thomas Paine
We are the first victims of American fascism! Ethel Rosenberg, alleged spy facing execution 1953
I’d like to be in hell in time for dinner. Edward H Ruloff, convicted serial killer
They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance! John Sedgwick, reported last words Civil War but probably said earlier
No more games. No more bombs. No more walking. No more fun. No more swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No fun – for anybody. 67. You are getting greedy. Act your old age. Relax – This won’t hurt. Hunter S Thompson, suicide note
Fuck you. Tupac Shakur to rozzer
I have a problem – I have a real problem. Art Scholl, plane enters spin and crashes
Crito, we ought to offer a cock to Asclepius. See to it, and don’t forget. Socrates, cited Plato
Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies. Voltaire, when asked by priest to renounce Satan
My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go. Oscar Wilde’s alleged last words frequently cited as, This Wallpaper is killing me! and possibly said weeks before death
Brothers! Brothers, please! This is a house of peace! Malcolm X, other alternative ‘Now now, brothers, break it up, be cool, calm down’
Do it right this time. Sonny Black, final words while being shot
Mexican! I die for a just cause, the independence and freedom of Mexico. May my blood forever end the misfortunes of my new homeland. Viva Mexico! Maximilian I, moments before being shot