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title: "9 Died Said Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“...the smell that came out of the lorry was disgusting. Sour and rotten. 'Jesus, who's died?" he said. 'About four-fifth's of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-higson/the-smell-that-came-out-of-the-lorry-was-disgusting-sour-and-rotten/)

[Charlie Higson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-higson/)

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> [“He died alone,' said Pious Dundas, old as Methuselah, unblinking. 'It don't matter a rat's ass whether there was anyone with him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/he-died-alone-said-pious-dundas-old-as-methuselah-unblinking-it-don-t/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [I remember going to see Amiri Baraka. It wasn't actually too long before he died. He said, "You've got to write to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-beatty/i-remember-going-to-see-amiri-baraka-it-wasn-t-actually-too-long/)

[Paul Beatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-beatty/)

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> [“The Lord spoke to her of his love for her-that she was his daughter, that he cared for her, that he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garlfred-broderick/the-lord-spoke-to-her-of-his-love-for-her-that-she-was-his-daughter/)

[Garlfred Broderick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garlfred-broderick/)

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> [I remember very vividly. I was here in New York. Nancy Holt called me and - I feel unhappy thinking about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-dwan/i-remember-very-vividly-i-was-here-in-new-york-nancy-holt-called-me/)

[Virginia Dwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-dwan/)

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> [I don't think that Michael Jackson died. He's probably dead now, but I don't think he died when they said he did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-hynde/i-don-t-think-that-michael-jackson-died-he-s-probably-dead-now-but-i/)

[Chrissie Hynde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-hynde/)

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> [“You're lucky your mother died,' she said. I didn't like that. 'I'm lucky my mother died?' Between sobs she said, 'Your mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/you-re-lucky-your-mother-died-she-said-i-didn-t-like-that-i-m-lucky/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

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> [“What the Englishman said about survival was this: “If you stop taking pride in your appearance, you will very soon die.” He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/what-the-englishman-said-about-survival-was-this-if-you-stop-taking/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [“I just wanted to see if... we were okay," she said, feeling relief. "Just to make sure we can be friends. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-lynn-anderson/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-we-were-okay-she-said-feeling-relief-just-to/)

[Jodi Lynn Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-lynn-anderson/)

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