Ernest Hemingway book A Farewell to Arms
One of the alternative endings to the novel, published in A Farewell to Arms The Special Edition.
A Farewell to Arms (1929)
“I promise to pay you before you die - but you have to promise not to die.”
— Jim Baen
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Kunti character from Indian epic Mahabharata
Karna's promise to Kunti, in p. 233-34.
The God of Small Things
“Die before you Die. There is no chance after.”
Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) Christian apologist, novelist, and Medievalist
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold (1956)
“If you promise you will get better instead of dying, I promise I will, too.”
Jordan Sonnenblick (1969) American writer
Source: Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
“Before I die many will die with me and they'll deserve it. See you in Hell.”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
“Politicians promise you heaven before election and give you hell after”
Emma Goldman (1868–1940) anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches
“You have to die a few times before you can really
live.”
Charles Bukowski book The People Look Like Flowers at Last
Variant: You have to die a few times before you actually live.
Source: The People Look Like Flowers at Last
