->''"Know a man for years. Live with him, share his bread and water, speak with him on every subject. Then tie him up and hold him over a volcano's edge. On ''that'' day, you shall finally meet that man."''
-->-- ''Series/{{Firefly}}''

Death tends to bring what is really important to the fore, and last words are a character's expression of who they really are. Whether they are [[TakingYouWithMe going out with a bang]], [[ItHasBeenAnHonor saying heartfelt farewell]], [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner facing death bravely]], or [[IRegretNothing expressing no regrets]], it makes for great drama.

[[JustForFun/FamousLastWords See also a list of the most famous last words]].
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!!Tropes:
[[index]]
* AnyLastWords
* DeadManWriting
* DeathbedConfession
** NotSoFinalConfession
* DeathbedPromotion
* DeathCryEcho
* DefiantToTheEnd
* DisconnectedByDeath
* DyingClue
* DyingCurse
* DyingDeclarationOfHate
* DyingDeclarationOfLove
* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner
* FinalSpeech
* GetItOverWith
* GoodbyeCruelWorld
* HisNameIs *dies*
* ImColdSoCold
* IAmDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin
* IfIDoNotReturn
* IRegretNothing
* IronicLastWords
* ItHasBeenAnHonor
* KilledMidSentence
* LameLastWords
* LastRequest
* LongLastingLastWords
* ObiWanMoment
* OneLastSmoke
* PartingWordsRegret
* PartingFromConsciousnessWords
* PleaOfPersonalNecessity
* PlanningForTheFutureBeforeTheEnd
* PreMortemCatchphrase
* PreSacrificeFinalGoodbye
* PrepareToDie
* ProfaneLastWords
* ThePowerOfLegacy
* RegretEatingMe
* SayYourPrayers
* SedgwickSpeech
* SeeYouInHell
* SorryThatImDying
* TakeCareOfTheKids
* TakingYouWithMe
* ThisCannotBe
* WhatDoesThisButtonDo
* YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive
[[/index]]
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''What if you don't live by a volcano?''\\
''[[{{Series/Firefly}} I suspect the trope description was being poetical]].''
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