Who said “I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.”?

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Jean Cocteau. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Visite" in Discours du Grand Sommeil (1920); later published in Collected Works Vol. 4 (1947)

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“I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.”
— Jean Cocteau
Verified"Visite" in Discours du Grand Sommeil (1920); later published in Collected Works Vol. 4 (1947) · evidenceDeath and Dying

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Cocteau, J. (n.d.). I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12470-i-have-a-piece-of-great-and-sad/

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Cocteau, Jean. “I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12470-i-have-a-piece-of-great-and-sad/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Cocteau, Jean. “I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12470-i-have-a-piece-of-great-and-sad/.

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