When the grim reaper comes to get me, he'll have to give me a few extra hours to revise my last words.

Flannery O'Connor

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Topic

Grim reaper Death Last Words Editing Writing

Author

Flannery O'Connor

Source

Letters of Flannery O'Connor

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

O'Connor, Flannery. Letter to Catharine Carver. 27 Mar. 1959.

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But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.

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The future The long run Economic theory Economics Death

Author

John Maynard Keynes
Source
A Tract on Monetary Reform
Genre
Economic literature
Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. A Tract on Monetary Reform. MacMillan and Co., 1924, p. 80.

Current Citation

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