Famous Last Words

George Orwell, the author of "1984" and "Animal Farm," wrote the following last words: “At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.” He died at the age of 46.

Vladimir Nabokov, most noted as the author of "Lolita," was also an entomologist, particularly interested in butterflies. His last words were: “A certain butterfly is already on the wing.”

Drummer Buddy Rich died after surgery in 1987. As he was being prepped for surgery, a nurse asked him, “Is there anything you can’t take?” Rich replied, “Yeah, country music.”

Percy Grainger was an Australian composer who, with his dying words, told his wife Ella, “You’re the only one I like.”

Derek Jarman was a writer and filmmaker best known for his avant-garde art films. His last words were, “I want the world to be filled with white fluffy duckies.”

—Mitchell Hegman

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