I turn to the 'Telegraph's' obituaries page with trepidation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't listen to the news. I don't read the newspaper unless it's eccentric information - and the obituaries, of course.
I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.
I feel like my career has been a series of glowing obituaries.
When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ever ask.
I always wondered what hearing one's own obituary might sound like, and I sort of feel like I may have just heard part of it at least.
I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.
Frankly, despite my horror of the press, I'd love to rise from the grave every ten years or so and go buy a few newspapers.
Obituaries were among my favorite to write because they have elements no other news stories have - a story from start to finish with a proper conclusion.