--- title: "10 Said Dying Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Said Dying quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Said Dying sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/tim-bowler-45513_death_i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to_946841.png" --- > [I said i was dying not that i wanted to live”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-bowler/i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to-live/) [Tim Bowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-bowler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/tim-bowler-45513_death_i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to_946841.png) > [I don’t need to ring anyone. I said I’m dying. I didn’t say I wanted to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-bowler/i-don-t-need-to-ring-anyone-i-said-i-m-dying-i-didn-t-say-i-wanted-to/) [Tim Bowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-bowler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/tim-bowler-45513_dying_i-don-t-need-to-ring-anyone-i-said-i-m-d_486235.png) > [Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/mama-always-said-dying-was-a-part-of-life-i-sure-wish-it-wasn-t/) [Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/tom-hanks-1717_art-of-life_mama-always-said-dying-was-a-part-of-lif_1773169.jpg) > [“She needs us, for our love, but she doesn’t need us for anything else now.” He swallowed hard and said, “Dying is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-lowry/she-needs-us-for-our-love-but-she-doesn-t-need-us-for-anything-else/) [Lois Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-lowry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/lois-lowry-978_love_she-needs-us-for-our-love-but-she-doesn_1861973.png) > [“(D.L. Moody, who said in his dying days)In a little while you will read in the newspaper that I am dead. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-kingsbury/d-l-moody-who-said-in-his-dying-days-in-a-little-while-you-will-read/) [Karen Kingsbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-kingsbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/karen-kingsbury-4741_death_d-l-moody-who-said-in-his-dying-days-in_368231.png) > [I meant what I said when I said until my dying day.I'm holding on to you, holding on to me.Maybe it's all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-kearney/i-meant-what-i-said-when-i-said-until-my-dying-day-i-m-holding-on-to/) [Mat Kearney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-kearney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/mat-kearney-3612_being-in-love_i-meant-what-i-said-when-i-said-until-my_213146.png) > [A famous actor, Edmund Kean, on his deathbed, was reported to have said, "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-helitzer/a-famous-actor-edmund-kean-on-his-deathbed-was-reported-to-have-said/) [Melvin Helitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-helitzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/melvin-helitzer-51476_actors_a-famous-actor-edmund-kean-on-his-deathb_817425.jpg) > [“We all got to die," she said. "But dying as your true self is always better. God'll take you however you come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcbride/we-all-got-to-die-she-said-but-dying-as-your-true-self-is-always/) [James McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcbride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b88/james-mcbride-4758_death_we-all-got-to-die-she-said-but-dying-as_577699.jpg) > [“My whole life, I wanted to be dead, but I didn't actually do anything about it. I guess I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-holloway/my-whole-life-i-wanted-to-be-dead-but-i-didn-t-actually-do-anything/) [Monica Holloway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-holloway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/monica-holloway-31853_death_my-whole-life-i-wanted-to-be-dead-but-i_1256239.jpg) > [“if they hadn’t both been pretending, but had had what is called a heart-to-heart talk, that is, simply told each other just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-tolstoy/if-they-hadn-t-both-been-pretending-but-had-had-what-is-called-a/) [Leo Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-tolstoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/leo-tolstoy-55_anna_if-they-hadn-t-both-been-pretending-but_248630.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-dying/#itemlist", "name": "Said Dying Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I said i was dying not that i wanted to live”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Bowler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-bowler/i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to-live/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/tim-bowler-45513_death_i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to_946841.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/tim-bowler-45513_death_i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to_946841.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/tim-bowler-45513_death_i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to_946841.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I said i was dying not that i wanted to live”” — Tim Bowler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don’t need to ring anyone. 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