“What I like about Clive
Is that he is no longer alive.
There is a great deal to be said
For being dead.”
Clerihews: Biography for Beginners (1905)
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British writer 1875–1956Related quotes
“Abraham," he said. "I'm pleased to see you alive, old friend."
"And I to see you dead.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
http://splitsider.com/2013/02/the-annotated-wisdom-of-louis-c-k/
“A great deal that I no longer continue in myself continues there on its own.”
Mucho de lo he dejado de hacer en mí, sigue haciéndose en mí, solo.
Voces (1943)
He said, "By Allah, this world has less value with Allah than this has with you."
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, 464 https://bewley.virtualave.net/riyad3.html
Sunni Hadith
Source: Tales of Nevèrÿon (1979), Section 4 (p. 192)
“I didn't know Elvis was alive until he was dead.”
As quoted in "Interview: Elaine Dundy, celebrated author of the seminal book, Elvis & Gladys: Genesis of The King, talks to EIN" (2004) http://www.elvisinfonet.com/dundy1.html
Context: I didn't know Elvis was alive until he was dead. But how many stories are like mine? Until his death August 16, 1977, it was possible to get through a day without hearing his name. Of course I remember all the early outrage he caused but believe me it was easy not to see any of his films. It doesn't mean that music has not always dominated my heart and mind. During the years barren of Elvis I did have my record player on constantly but it was playing folk, blues, and jazz. It was playing Al Jolson, Maurice Chevalier, Billie Holiday, Ethel Merman, and Noel Coward. The human voice raised in song has always been important to me so I include Miles Davis whose trumpet is such an important human voice. Then after his death in London in taxis, on radio and TV I heard nothing but Elvis records and that grabbed my attention.
