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Writer of Penny and Aggie, Fans (also called Faans), Rip & Teri, Search Engine Funnies and A History of Webcomics. Experienced webcomics editor, currently seeking full-time work and working on strange and interesting new things...Sunday, February 05, 2006
Reports of My Reports On Death Are Greatly Exaggerated.
This is a strange mention. The Spanish quote means "to live on in the hearts of those left behind is not to die," which is a sentiment I'm pretty sure didn't originate with me-- and I can't remember ever writing something like that, although I suppose it's possible. But if you're going to get misquoted, get misquoted along with the best. Confucius! Napoleon! Shakespeare! Can't argue with THAT company...
(Update: Apparently it's a quotation by Thomas Campbell, like I don't get confused with "Tom Campbell" often enough. Awwww. I'll leave you to reflect on the irony of a 19th-century poet who speaks about immortality having his words misattributed to a 21st-century comics scribe.)
(Update: Apparently it's a quotation by Thomas Campbell, like I don't get confused with "Tom Campbell" often enough. Awwww. I'll leave you to reflect on the irony of a 19th-century poet who speaks about immortality having his words misattributed to a 21st-century comics scribe.)
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It appears to be a misquotation of a Thomas Campbell: "To live in the hearts of those we leave behind, is not to die." A lot of pages give c. 1888, though that doesn't fit the Scottish poet by that name (1777-1844).
I don't think this quote was "misattributed". There's no reason that Thomas Campbell can't be referred to as "T. Campbell".
Nicolas
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