“When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.”
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American humorist and entertainer 1879–1935Related quotes
“I'd like to die like my old dad, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming like his passengers.”
Guardian obituary http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2003/dec/30/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries
“I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.”
Source: When Beauty Tamed the Beast

In Bitter American Exile, the Shah's Twin Sister, Ashraf, Defends Their Dynasty (1980)

“When I go let it be like James Dean, I don't want to die slow.”
From the song "James Dean" on the album Carwreck Conversations (2004)

“I lived like a man who wanted to die but who had no courage to do it himself.”
Source: Interview with the Vampire

Reported in Benjamin H. Hill, Jr., Senator Benjamin H. Hill of Georgia; His Life, Speeches and Writings (1893), epigraph, p. 594. From "Notes on the Situation", a series of articles appearing in the Chronicle and Sentinel, Atlanta, Georgia.