Chuck Quote by Steven Morrissey

“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

“I want this epitaph engraved on my tombstone: “See you soon”

— Édouard Levé

Had I to carve an inscription on my tombstone I would ask for none other than "The Individual."

— Soren Kierkegaard

When I die, I want it to say 'Short and Funny' on my tombstone.

— John Requa

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

“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

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

“I hope when I die, they won't put on my tombstone, 'He wrote Miss Jane Pittman .' Put anything else, but don't put just…

— Ernest J. Gaines

When I am dead and buried, on my tombstone I would like to have it written, 'I have arrived.' Because when you feel that…

— Yul Brynner

When I die I want my tombstone to say 'BRB'

— Anonymous

When I die, my epitaph or whatever you call those signs on gravestones is going to read: I joked about every prominent man of…

— Will Rogers

I knew that I shouldn’t have, but I did it all the same; and there you have my epitaph, or one of them, because…

— Michael Chabon