BettyBook: Famous Last Words

BettyBook is a collection of the most epic, the most legendary, the most unforgettable last words in all of history.

Here, you'll find the most quotable, the most quotidian, the most quotable-est last words from the greatest minds the world has ever known.

Famous Last Words of the Ancients

"I am the very model of a modern major general." - The Ancient Philosopher

Reported by the Daily Grail, 3000 BCE

"It is better to know than to be known." - Socrates

"It is better to know than to be known." - Socrates (paraphrased)

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Famous Last Words of the Moderns

"I'm not bad. I'm just flat."

Reported by the Daily Grail, 2000 CE

"I'm not bad. I'm just a little bit evil." - Pinky

"Iประก the world isประก a prison and you are the inmate." - The Joker

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Famous Last Words of the Post-Moderns

"The answer to every question is no."

Reported by the Daily Grail, 5000 CE

"Reality is just a social construct, man." - Post-Modo

"I am a leaf that the wind has blown away." - The Post-Modo

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