When Larry King asked famous people to write their epitaphs or obituaries, they answered with a mix of humor and honest appraisal. It's all chronicled in the intruguing new book, Remember Me When I'm Gone (Doubleday, $19.95) .

Here's the response King received from "Garfield" creator Jim Davis: "I would like to be remembered as someone who was extremely old."

From film director Milos Forman: "I am speechless. Trust me."

From Donald Trump: "A man of great vision, who fulfilled many of his dreams, loved his family and was loyal to his friends."

Two of the most poignant replies came from actor Spalding Gray, later an apparent suicide (his body was found last month), and from Fred Rogers, who wrote this just before he died: "He did his best to be a thoughtful, grateful neighbor. He cared most about the deep, the simple, the quiet and the kind. He loved his family, his friends, his music and his God; and he always said that the best words in any language were 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.'"

"We'll give the last word to Forbes magazine editor Steve Forbes.

His epitaph: "The income tax is now flat - but, alas, so am I."

Anne Stephenson, Arizona Republic