Line #128 Quotes/NeverSayDie


1	->''"Most people my age are safely dead and I must soon throw out my book of telephone numbers since nearly everyone in it has, as they used to say, fallen from the perch or ridden on ahead--mad euphemisms abound."''
2	-->--'''Creator/GoreVidal'''
3
4	->''"I'm getting old. And it's okay. Because thanks to our fear of death in this country I won't have to die. I'll pass away. Or I'll expire, like a magazine subscription. If it happens in the hospital they'll call it a terminal episode. The insurance company will refer to it as negative patient care outcome. And if it's the result of malpractice they'll say it was a therapeutic misadventure."''
5	-->--'''Creator/GeorgeCarlin'''
6
7	->''"[[BackFromTheDead Back to life]]? You mean I was... away from life?"''
8	-->--'''[[spoiler: Lars]]''', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
9
10	->'''Yama:''' Get rid of them!\
11	'''Fred:''' Quick question, when you say "get rid of us", do you mean 'throw us out' or are you talking more of a 'permanent' situation?\
12	'''Yama:''' ''(does a PsychoticSmirk)''\
13	'''Fred:''' Permanent. Got it.
14	-->--''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries''
15
16	->'''Chai:''' Your security tried to kill ME!\
17	'''Rekka:''' Project Armstrong EULA. [[ReadTheFinePrint Fine print.]] Shoulda read it, PUNK! Defects get recalled. ''(does a [[ThroatSlittingGesture Throat-Slitting Gesture]])''\
18	'''Chai:''' Uh, recalled? You mean "killed"?\
19	'''Rekka:''' [[ThirdPersonPerson Rekka]] ain't pick the verbs! [[NotInMyContract That's for the mooks in marketing.]]
20	-->--''Videogame/HiFiRush''
21
22	->''"In our last episode, [[ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga the Dark Phoenix Saga]] ended with absolutely no consequences for anyone involved. The Phoenix Force cheerily went off into space on its own and [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse no one was concerned about this at all]], the Shi’ar Empire shrugged and said 'my bad' for trying to murder the X-Men, and Jean… Well, Jean died, but only [[DeathIsCheap for about two minutes]] before she was brought back by the X-Men... The whole thing led us to a discussion of how we could remove the violence from ''other'' famous comic book stories. Here are a few of my favorites:"\
23	“The Green Goblin scares [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]] so much that she bumps her head on the Brooklyn Bridge and gets amnesia, [[ResetButton completely forgetting her relationship]] with Peter Parker.”\
24	“''[[ComicBook/SecretWars1984 Secret Wars]]'', but by Wars, I mean pillow fights.”\
25	“The conflict of ''{{ComicBook/Watchmen}}'' begins when a mysterious figure throws an old man out of his window and into a bouncy castle.”\
26	“Green Lantern comes home to find his girlfriend hidden [[StuffedIntoTheFridge in a refrigerator box fort]]. They spend the afternoon playing.”''
27	-->--'''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/the-x-men-episode-guide-3x16-cold-comfort/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' ("Cold Comfort")
28
29	-> '''Ingrid:''' She had a very important mission assigned to her. Her mission was to take him out.\
30	'''Carmen:''' On a date?\
31	'''Ingrid:''' No. Uh, take him...\
32	'''Carmen:''' Oh, you mean... ''(makes a cutting sound and motion to her neck)''\
33	'''Ingrid:''' I shouldn't be telling you this.
34	-->--''Film/SpyKids1''
35
36	-> Good thing there were no people in that building.
37	-->--''Franchise/PowerRangers''
38
39	-> '''Tails:''' Sonic! Dead end!\
40	'''Sonic:''' Hey, Sonic the Hedgehog never says dead!\
41	'''Robotnik:''' One billion Mobiums to capture Sonic! Alive...or otherwise!
42	-->--''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''
43
44	->''But she... she wanted to ''destroy'' us!''
45	-->--'''Cole''', ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'', book ''Chicken Chicken''
46
47	->''Death is such a ''nasty'' word...''
48	-->--'''Snapdragon''', ''ComicBook/{{Kabuki}}''
49
50	->'''Alexa''': We were almost-\
51	'''Ian''': But you weren't. Timing is everything.
52	-->--''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''
53
54	->'''Yami''': I thought you wanted to kill me!\
55	'''Marik''': Yes I- Wait No! I don't want to ''kill'' you! I just want to ''destroy'' you a little! Geez! Talk about overreacting!
56	-->--''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''
57
58	->''I, Garland, will knock you all down!''
59	-->--'''Garland''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI''
60
61	->'' I didn't just get hurt, I went down!''
62	-->--'''Aang''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
63
64	->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': I don't know quite how to say this, but I'm afraid our dear pal Squidward is... is pushing up daisies!\
65	'''Patrick''': [[EuphemismBuster Oh, I thought he was dead.]]
66	-->--''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
67
68	->'''Maude:''' Oh, foo! ''(takes one last gasp of air and faceplants into her dinner)''\
69	'''Ginger:''' Mom... is Grandma... napping?\
70	'''Lois:''' I don't think so, Ginge. Somehow, I really don't think so.\
71	'''Courtney:''' Poor dear...\
72	''The next day at school...''\
73	'''Ginger:''' ...And her last words were "Oh, foo"...\
74	'''Dodie/Macie:''' Oh, foo...
75	-->--''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'', "Carl and Maude"
76
77	-> '''DIE''', n. The singular of "dice." We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die."
78	-->--''Literature/TheDevilsDictionary''
79
80	->This being the PG era, Wrestling/{{WWE}} would never say what [[ToiletHumor exactly it was that dropped]] on [[Wrestling/AJLee AJ]] and [[Wrestling/DolphZiggler Dolph]], other than a “smelly mess.” So it could have been ice cream after all. ''[[FauxHorrific Expired]]'' ice cream, at least.
81	-->-- ''{{Website/Wrestlecrap}}', [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/aj-and-dolph-are-poopy/ "AJ and Dolph are Poopy"]]
82
83	->'''Dexter:''' Charmander: The best of the three starter Pokémon in ''[[{{VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue}} Red]]'' and ''[[{{VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue}} Blue]]''. If the flame on its tail goes out, it'll die.\
84	'''Ash:''' Die? What does that mean?\
85	'''Dexter:''' I'm sorry, did I say, "die"? Uh...I meant, "go to sleep, for a really long time." Yeah.\
86	'''Brock:''' Ash, the thing looks like it could di-er, go to sleep any second now! Catch it and we'll take it to the Pokémon Center.
87	-->--''WebVideo/PokemonTheAbridgedSeries''
88
89	->''"It was [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Judgment Day]], and-and we got sent to the Bad Place! '''The Bad Place!'''"''
90	-->--'''Copperhead''', ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]''; "Kid Stuff"
91
92	->'''Dad:''' That's where all small, less significant pets go when they...\
93	'''Dee Dee:''' Run out of batteries?\
94	'''Dad:''' That's a nice way to put it, Dee Dee.
95	-->--''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', "Filet of Soul" [[note]]The episode otherwise [[ZigZaggingTrope zig-zagged on using the word]].[[/note]]
96
97	->'''Deadpool:''' We go into that compound, find Agent McGuffin, snag the list, then unalive Taskmaster and his acolytes. Capice?\
98	'''Spider-Man:''' Wait... "unalive" them?\
99	'''Deadpool:''' Yeah... yeah here's the thing. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I can't really say the K-word out loud. It's a weird mental tic]]. (laughs) But we're going to destroy them, make them disappear, sleep with the fishes, WE'LL K-WORD THEM!\
100	'''Spider-Man:''' [[EuphemismBuster You mean you want to kill them?]]\
101	'''Deadpool:''' WOAH! Yeah, that does sound bad when you say it out loud. And yes we're gonna unalive them.
102	-->--''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', "Ultimate Deadpool"
103
104	->''"We thought you...We thought [[UnusualEuphemism your game was over!]]"''
105	-->--'''Koops''', ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''
106
107	->''Howie Rubin of Jaleco (the company that was going to publish the game under license) advised us the that the baddest bad word is ''Kill''. [[{{Hypocrite}} The central activity in most Nintendo games is killing things]]. The image and the act are good, but the word is bad, even if the word does not suggest the image or the act.''
108	-->--'''Douglas Crockford''', "The [[{{Bowdlerize}} Expurgation]] of ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion'' for the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem" [[http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html]]
109
110	->'''Susan:''' This is a children's place. The rules are what children believe.\
111	'''Bilious:''' Well that's a relief.\
112	'''Susan:''' You think so? Things aren't going to be ''right''.\
113	...\
114	'''Susan:''' I don't think it's possible to die here.\
115	'''Bilious:''' That man who fell down the stairs looked pretty dead to me.\
116	'''Susan:''' Oh, you die. But not here. You... let's see... yes... you go somewhere else. Away. You're just not seen any more. That's about all you understand when you're three.
117	-->-- ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}''
118
119	->''"If the Headless Horse catches me, I'm never gonna be heard from again! AND I WANNA BE HEARD FROM!!"''
120	-->-- '''Scootaloo''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
121
122	->''"Yes, that's right, we'll ''get'' him! We wouldn't want to kill him, save that for [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the hardcore Disney version]]!"''
123	-->--'''WebVideo/{{Phelous}}''' reviews ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastGolden1999''
124
125	->''"Nobody ever ''dies'' in Nintendo! They're either "defeated" or they turn into an item and float away."''
126	-->-- '''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''' plays ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' (NES)
127
128	->''You will be gone, and you'll be burning in... Well, you'll go to heaven!''
129	-->--''' Dept. Store Spook''', ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''
130
131	->''"Oh, Grandpa... Grandpa finally wore out last night."''
132	-->-- '''Granny Peg''', ''WesternAnimation/MillyMolly''
133
134	->'''Frank''': ''"Mermaid Man … he, uh, checked out last night."''\
135	'''[=SpongeBob=]''': ''"Oh. That's OK. I'll wait for him to get back."''\
136	'''Frank''': ''"No, kid, I mean he's gone to a better place."''\
137	'''[=SpongeBob=]''': ''"Rococo Reef Rest Home?"''\
138	'''Frank''': ''"Mermaid Man is dead."''\
139	'''[=SpongeBob=]''': ''"Is that some kind of metaphor?"''
140	-->-- ''Fanfic/MortalMan''
141
142	->''"We're trying to vanquish Kim Possible from the face of the earth, remember?"''
143	-->--'''Drakken''', ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''
144
145	->''"If you're not careful, you could even lose your life!"''
146	-->--'''Gardenia''', ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure''
147
148
149	->''"He's gone, Scarlet... and he's not coming back."''
150	-->--'''Sarah Whitney''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Horseland}}'', "Mosey"
151
152	->''"Now!... I can get rid of '''all the Greens ''at ONCE!'''''"
153	-->--'''Chip Whistler''', ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'', "Chipocalypse Now"
154
155	->''"You're- you're saying that he's... that he might... oh... Nurse? Nurse?! Oh, well, Gary, this looks like it might be... the end."''
156	-->--'''[=SpongeBob=]''' to a disguised Plankton as Gary, ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Shellback Shenanigans"
157
158	->''"Sorry to interrupt your gloating, sir. I just thought it would be pertinent for you to know that Plankton is laying on the street... forlorn."''
159	-->--'''[=SpongeBob=]''' to Mr. Krabs, ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "One Coarse Meal"
160
161	->''"Billy, what’re you trying ta do?! Scare me to me?!"''
162	-->--'''Grim''', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', "The Nerve”
163
164	->''"Master Kaos make us drain water after he hire Troll guards. Too many of them fall in and not swim."''
165	-->-- '''Lorien''', ''VideoGame/SkylandersGiants''
166
167	->'''Eraqus''': We want to talk to someone who disappeared.\
168	'''Hades''': Disappeared? Ohh, right. Mortals - always gotta sugarcoat everything. Well personally, I prefer "'''dead'''".
169	-->-- ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road]]''
170
171	->''"Why did you wake me from the sweet peace of slumber?! I will punish you...[[AvertedTrope with death!]]"''
172	-->-- '''Wracktail''', ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario''
173
174	->''" I want to go home! I want to go home right now! I want to go back to my house by the hill! [[IWantMyMommy I want to see my mother!]] But I know she's not there! I knew all along she wasn't out there in the sky! Because...because... [[WhamLine she's sleeping under the tree on the hill!]]"''
175	-->--''Rosalina''', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''
176
177	->''“We stopped [[BigBad Mr. P]]. He’s no longer a threat.”''
178	-->-- '''The Player''', ''VideoGame/{{Piggy}}''
179
180	->''I was going to hunt him down and destroy him. No, not destroy. That was a weasel word. It was vague, meaningless. I was going to kill him.''
181	-->-- '''Rachel''', ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' [[Recap/AnimorphsTheSolution #22]]
182
183	->''Dying - a strange word, that seemingly is generally shunned. In the orbituaries nobody dies at all. There, the Lord takes to Him. There is departure, entering into eternal peace, putting an end to the earthly pilgrimage, just no dying. The clear simply verbum - nobody wants it, as if it had leprosy.''
184	-->--Lothar-Günther Buchheim - ''Film/DasBoot''

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