Died When Quotes
87 quotes by 80 authors
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Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive.
— Paulo Coelho
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My real mom died when I was born—hemorrhaged to death while giving birth to me, which has never been one of my favorite memories—and Dad…
— Darynda Jones
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I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for…
— Winston Churchill
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I know I should feel anger at my father for certain things. But since he died when I was 11, I never got to that…
— Nathaniel Kahn
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My dad died when he was 60. I was only 17 and I think, psychologically, that had a huge impact on me, probably more than…
— Pam Ferris
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My father died when I was nine and a half. We were on relief for two years. They call it welfare now, but it was…
— Larry King
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My grandfather, Harry, died when my dad was in his early 20s, so I never met him. Amazingly, he was 6ft tall. That gene definitely…
— Jamie Cullum
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My dad died when I was 23. His death was sudden and shocking - the result of a car crash - and I never got…
— Dani Shapiro
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Most of my grandparents died when I was really young.
— Megan Fox
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I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings, the…
— Heber J. Grant
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My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well.
— Jami Attenberg
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Sammy Sosa grew up without a father in the back of a converted public hospital in San Pedro de Macoris, a dusty seaside town in…
— Bill Dedman
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The dream of empire died when Shanghai surrendered without a fight. Even at the age of 11 or 12, I knew that no amount of…
— J. G. Ballard
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My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the…
— Nathaniel Kahn
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I grew up in a house full of faith, and my mother died when I was a little girl, and I found comfort in my…
— Roma Downey
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When my father died, I was living in England. It was very traumatic that he died when I was away.
— Sharon Creech
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I wish my father had lived longer. He died when I was 18.
— Rory Bremner
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My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along with me all…
— P L Travers
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My father died when I was young, and after he did, my mother had it tough. Very tough.
— Cate Blanchett
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My mother was a talker, but there are still so many things I want to ask her. She died when I was forty. But she…
— Susan Shreve
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