->'''Man:''' It was a bullet, wasn't it?\\
'''Forrest Gump:''' A bullet?\\
'''Man:''' That jumped up and bit you.\\
'''Forrest Gump:''' Oh, yes sir. Bit me right in the buttocks. They said it was a [[MillionToOneChance million dollar wound]], but the army must keep that money 'cause [[LiteralMinded I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars]].
-->-- ''Film/ForrestGump''

->''"Yeah, kind of a Easy Company tradition, getting shot in the ass."''
-->-- '''Unknown Easy Company soldier''', ''Series/BandOfBrothers''

->'''Dr. [=McNinja=]:''' I see. You're refusing to leave without me.\\
'''Death:''' I'm afraid so.\\
'''Dr. [=McNinja=]:''' Well, I'm sorry, but all those bullet holes.... [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They're. Just. FLESH WOUNDS!!!!]]
-->-- ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''

->'''Tom Jones:''' If I have broke my arm, I consider it a trifle in comparison to what I feared on your account.\\
'''Sophie Western:''' Broken your arm?!\\
'''Tom Jones:''' I'm afraid I have, madame. Yet I have another to lead you home.
-->-- ''Film/TomJones''

->'''Mal:''' The leg is ''good''. Lots of bleeding, and we avoid any unnecessary organs.\\
'''Guard:''' I was thinking more of a graze...\\
'''Mal:''' Well, we don't want it to look like you just gave up.
-->-- ''Film/Serenity2005''

->'''Chief Hubbard:''' [referring to Foley, who was recently shot in the arm] What is that man doing here? \\
'''Axel Foley:''' [[LampshadeHanging Bleeding, sir.]]
-->-- ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''

->''"Flesh wound? Flesh wound? They're all flesh wounds! No one ever says "Ooh look! I've just been shot in the bones, but it missed my flesh completely!"''
-->-- '''Ayatani Zweil''' considers this trope, ''[[Literature/GauntsGhosts His Last Command]]''

->''"The Others are hardy; one warrior removes his own spine and uses it as a bludgeon. I wondered how he remained standing and had movement in his limbs, but it didn't seem to bother him."''
-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''', reviewing ''Film/NightWatch''

->''"Did you actually think a single bullet to the shoulder would kill me? I always thought you were smarter than that..."''
-->-- '''Acastus Kolya''' (after Sheppard expresses surprise at his survival), ''Series/StargateAtlantis''

->''As a side note, understand that there is no such thing as a "non-lethal" weapon. This is because any weapon or gas that can reliably incapacitate or render unconscious a 300 pound world wrestling champion will be strong enough to instantly kill a small child or elderly person.''
-->-- ''Website/AtomicRockets'', "Exotic Sidearms"

->''"Dunno why they call it a flesh wound. I mean, what if they'd got me in the ticker, eh? Without hitting any bones? I can see it my tombstone now: 'Vila Restal. Just a flesh wound, they said'."''
-->-- '''Vila''' in the ''Series/BlakesSeven'' fanfic [[http://hermit.org/Blakes7/Library/DispStor.cgi?SR=52830&ST=0578&COUNT "Limiters"]]

->'''Reese:''' [Winces] I think it missed the major blood vessel, Shaw.\\
'''Shaw:''' [[NoSympathy Oh, but your deltoid is gonna hurt like hell.]]
-->-- ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', "Pretenders"

->'''Nerd:''' Cool, so is this Season 1 where you kill every mother[[SoundEffectBleep ***]]er with a pulse, or Season 2 & 3 where you just give people crippling injuries that will make every day of the rest of their lives a hell on earth?\\
'''Series/{{Arrow}}:''' I'm not a killer. I know that now.\\
'''Nerd:''' ''(draws and readies an arrow)'' Got it, injuries, hell on earth, et cetera. Non-lethal, non-lethal... ''(he releases)'' Zing!\\
''(arrow hits the first guard [[EyeScream in the eye]], immediately killing him)''\\
'''Nerd:''' Whoops. Okay, I can do this. ''(readies and fires another arrow)'' Zing!\\
''(it hits the next guard in the eye as well)''\\
'''Arrow:''' ''I said no killing!''\\
'''Nerd:''' Henchmen eyes are like arrow-magnets! I got this! ''(readies and fires a third arrow'') Zing!\\
'''Henchman:''' ''(takes the arrow to the thigh)'' Ow!\\
'''Nerd:''' ''Yes!'' Consider him incapacitated!\\
'''Henchman:''' ''(begins [[BloodyHilarious profusely bleeding]] from his arrow-wound)'' Oh my God! [[OwMyBodyPart My femoral artory!]] ''(he immediately falls over, also dead)''\\
'''Nerd:''' Whew, this human body is ''complicated.''
-->--''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', "The Nerd on Creator/TheCW"

->''A-arms? Who needs arms when you have [[LegFocus legs like these?]]''
-->--'''Mettaton''', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''

->''"I wasn't going to kill [=McLaughlin=]. I was only going to shoot him in the neck, to stop him from saying those stupid things."''
-->-- '''Machete''', ''Film/{{Machete}}''

->'''Daniel:''' Jesus, Chozen. We gotta get you to a hospital!\\
'''Chozen:''' Oh, just a flesh wound.\\
'''Daniel:''' Yeah, but it's like all your flesh!
-->-- ''Series/CobraKai'', "Head of the Snake"

->''"Don't take me away! I can still race!"''
-->-- '''A totaled race car''', ''WesternAnimation/Cars1''
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