Quotes with obituary

  • Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

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  • George Jean Nathan A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward.
    George Jean Nathan
    American criticus (1882 - 1958)
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  • Brendan Behan All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • Quentin Crisp An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.
    Quentin Crisp
    English writer and actor (1908 - 1999)
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  • Philip Guedalla Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.
    Philip Guedalla
    British historical writer (1889 - 1944)
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  • Clarence Darrow I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
    Clarence Darrow
    American Lawyer (1857 - 1938)
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  • Billy Sunday Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tombstone or an obituary in a newspaper.
    Billy Sunday
    American athlete and evangelist (1862 - 1935)
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  • Brendan Behan There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • Barbara Kruger You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.
    Barbara Kruger
    American artist (1945 - )
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