Carrie Fisher suggested a line for her own obituary. Even through my tears, she can make me smile

[Siwsan]

From her 2008 memoir 'Wishful Drinking':

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[braddy]

1. LOL, fantastic.

[Siwsan]

2. I am so glad I found that

She was a real treasure.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Very funny, but also sounds like ole George wanted a free peek at Carrie.

[JHB]

6. Yep.,.

CF: "Don't all these ships have artificial gravity? There are no zero-g scenes in this script."

GL: "Ummm, we cut those for budget? But we still want 'authentic'!"

CF: "'Authentic, riiiiight."

[awoke_in_2003]

17. Things would have probably gotten noticeable

when they were in the trash chute. White dresses with no undergarments and lots of water- yeah, Lucas wanted a peep show.

[smirkymonkey]

4. She was a gem!

[Gothmog]

5. May she rest in peace

I love this story. Thanks for posting

[LittleGirl]

7. Where were you when you found out Carrie Fisher died?

I was in a Hilton Hotel executive lounge drinking wine and had to get up and leave because I was a blubbering mess of tears. I had heard she was stricken on a flight from London to LA and worried. When I saw that she didn't survive, I was a mess.

R.I.P. Princess Lea. God, 2016 will you just end already please. You've taken so many greats this year, and George Michael just yesterday. Fuck. Us. Glenn Fry was the first on Jan 18th. Fuck.

[Siwsan]

8. I was at home, thankfully, because I dissolved into tears

It isn't as if I didn't expect this - you can get your hopes up but I have enough of a medical back ground to have figured out this wouldn't end well. But that makes it no less painful.

It has just been a relentless year. David Bowie and Alan Rickman, at the beginning, Prince, my beloved Leon Russell, and now Carrie Fisher, with so many, in between.

I thought that after all of my losses in 2015, I would have time to heal. This year has been one stunning blow, right after another. I feel absolutely drained.

[LittleGirl]

9. I know

damnit and I've had enough of this. Florence Henderson, just to mention one of so freaking many...gaaa. make it stop.

[Siwsan]

11. Ron Glass, Abe Vigoda, Robert Vaughn

So many people I spent my childhood and adolescence watching and listening to.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. I was really hoping for a "win" for her/us. We could use a break.

[lostnfound]

10. And now....Watership Down author Richard Adams

[niyad]

18. sitting here reading du, and crying.

[Eleanors38]

12. A better life awaits...

Ms. Fisher was known to be a top flight "script doctor;" someone you called in when the shooting script went sideways in mid-production.

[iluvtennis]

13. I thought she miught pull through when her mom, Debbie Reynolds reported she was doing pretty good..

...this weekend.

This is doubly sad as nature never intended for children to go before parents.

Be gone 2016....

[Siwsan]

16. Same here

But if she had gone without breathing past that small window of opportunity, she may have already suffered significant brain damage.

It is so heartbreaking to think of poor Debbie Reynolds. I'm glad she still has her son and no doubt all of Hollywood will rally around her, in support.

[mountain grammy]

15. aww, made me smile too.. thanks.

[niyad]

19. that sounds so typically carrie.

[pansypoo53219]

20. we HAVE to save Betty White from 2016!