-> Why. Do people. ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Never! Just!]]'' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Die!?!]]''' I mean come on! Seriously here! [[WhoWritesThisCrap Who's writing this!?!]]
-->-- '''Nick Arson''', ''Tales of Galismera''

->It's over, it's done with, and luckily
->You planned each potential contingency
->You blinded his eyes temporarily
->You drove that knife through his chest cavity
->You shot him in every extremity
->You forced him right off of the balcony
->There's no way in hell that he'd possibly
->Get up and walk right off your property
->(That stuff only happens on the TV)
-->-- '''Goldentusk''', ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' [[WithLyrics theme]]

->''All slain enemies will be cremated, or at least have several rounds of ammunition emptied into them, not left for dead at the bottom of the cliff. The announcement of their deaths, as well as any accompanying celebration, will be deferred until after the aforementioned disposal.''
-->-- Rule 13 of the EvilOverlordList

->'''The Chosen One:''' Master! I thought you were dead!
->'''Master Tang:''' No, I only did this:\\
''Tang drops his head on the ground as if he's dead.''
->'''Master Tang:''' That does not mean a person is dead.
-->-- ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist''

->''Oh... Okay! I escaped, then! Brilliant! Love it when I do that.''
-->-- '''The Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', who is NotQuiteDead [[spoiler:after [[HeroicSacrifice heroically sacrificing himself]] by driving the AppliedPhlebotinum [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat into a massive explosion]].]]

->'''Ajay:''' Kane never would've done this!
->'''Kilian:''' ''Kane. Is. '''Dead.'''''
->''(one mission later)''
->'''Kane:''' Once again, the world is quick to bury me...
-->-- ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberiumWars''

->''Do not count a human dead until you've [[NeverFoundTheBody seen the body]]. And even then you can make a mistake.''
-->-- Bene Gesserit saying, ''{{Literature/Dune}}''

->'''Wedding Guest:''' Look! The dead prince!
->'''Concorde:''' He's not quite dead.
->'''Prince Herbert:''' Oh, I feel much better.
-->-- ''Film/{{Monty Python and the Holy Grail}}''

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