Asks Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

When they bury me in a church and chuck earth on my grave, I'd like the words 'Well, at least he tried' engraved on…

— Steven Morrissey

I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'figment.'

— Andy Warhol

When I die, I want my tombstone to read: All because I didn't forward that damn text to ten people

— Robert Todd

I don't want a tombstone. You could carve on it 'She never actually wanted a tombstone.'

— Ali Smith

If you're going to sit on someone's tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?

— Nicholas Sparks

Never in my life have I seen a tombstone that read: Died for not forwarding that text to 10 people.

— Anonymous

“I never understood why when you died, you didn't just vanish, everything should just keep going on the way it was only you just…

— Andy Warhol

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying,…

— Ann Richards

Actually I like the idea of being a Renaissance hack. If tombstones were still in style, I would want to have the two words…

— Dennis Flanagan

“It was supposed to say “Great Artist” on my tombstone, but if I died right now it would say “such a good teacher/​daughter/​friend” instead;…

— Claire Messud

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.”

— Shannon Alder

My tombstone? I'm thinking something along the lines of, 'Geez, he was just here a minute ago.'

— George Carlin