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Famous Last Words

The often mysterious last words of the dying have long captured public attention. Are they merely final utterances? Or could they possibly hold a clue to the wonder that awaits us in the hereafter?

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The often mysterious last words of the dying have long captured public attention. Are they merely final utterances? Or could they possibly hold a clue to the wonder that awaits us in the hereafter?

Take a look at these famous last words from notable authors, inventors and celebrities, and let us know what you think.

Guideposts: Henry Ward Beecher, preacher and abolitionist--Now comes the mystery.

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Guideposts: Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and co-founder--Oh wow! Oh wow! Oh wow!

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Guideposts: Dorothy Day, social activist--Rise, clasp my hand, and come!

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Guideposts: Vladimir Nabokov, author and entomologist--A certain butterfly is already on the wing

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Guideposts: Inventer Thomas Alva Edison--It is very beautiful over there

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Guideposts: Author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe--More light!

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Guideposts: Emily Dickinson, poet--I must go in, for the fog is rising

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Guideposts: Actor Rudolph Valentino--Don't pull down the blinds! I feel fine. I want the sunlight to greet me

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Guideposts: Blues singer Bessie Smith--I’m going, but I’m going in the name of the Lord.

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Guideposts: Joe Dimaggio--I'll finally get to see Marilyn

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Guideposts: Roger Ebert, film critic--This is all an elaborate hoax.

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Guideposts: Poet Maya Angelou--Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.

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