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  • How come we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved. – Mark Twain

  • When looking into the face of impending doom, smile. If you have to die, go out with a grin. The Devil cannot abide to be mocked! – Unknown

  • The report of my death was an exaggeration. – Mark Twain

  • At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I’m not there I carry on as usual. – Patrick Moore

  • Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. – Mark Twain

  • I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter. – Winston Churchill

  • I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. – Clarence Darrow

  • Why should we look for his errors when a brave man dies? Unless we can learn from his experience, there is no need to look for weakness. Rather, we should admire the courage and spirit in his life. What kind of man would live where there is no daring? And is life so dear that…

  • Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lampposts – for support rather than illumination. – Andrew Lang

  • Garden Path Sentences

    A “garden path sentence” is one which begins in such a way that your first interpretation of it is likely to be incorrect. You are led up the garden path when you begin reading it, meaning you are deceived by the way it begins. A common example is “The horse raced past the barn fell”.…

  • It’s not about having enough time, it’s about making enough time. – Rachael Bermingham

  • This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force. – Dorothy Parker