Creepy Statements Made by Historical Figures Just Before Dying

The brilliant but troubled painter’s life ended as tragically as it was lived. After shooting himself in the chest, Vincent van Gogh stumbled back to his room, where his beloved brother Theo rushed to his side. For two days, Theo comforted the dying artist. Van Gogh, lucid and seemingly resigned to his fate, held his brother’s hand, and in French, he said, “The sadness will last forever.”