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Iafa: Commander Ebbirnoth was killed in the engagement.
Captain Tagon: "Killed-killed," or just "killed?"
Iafa: I think just "killed."
Captain Tagon: So he's not dead-dead?
Commodore Tagon: We need the doctor to bring us new adjectives.

Logan: As Mark Twain said...
(Beat)
I forget what the hell Twain said. But I ain't dead.
Wolverine: Agent of Atlas

Sazh Katzroy: Hey, you there. What's goin' on? Where the heck am I? Am-am I alive? Is this what heaven looks like?
Casino Owner: You are no longer alive. However, that does not mean that you are dead. For example, take a look at the coin. In this brief moment before it lands on the floor, there are two possible outcomes - Heads or Tails?. That is the situation you are in. There are two possibilities for your future - life or death.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 "Sazh's Story: Heads or Tails?"

"Death is a spectrum, not a line."

Superman: I'm alive?
Robot: It would seem that on this world, the laws of human death do not apply to you, Kal-El. I only came to realize it 17 days after your apparent demise when I was alerted to a single pulse of your biorhythmic signature.
Superman: So my vitals slowed to a crawl...
Robot: To better enable you to heal.

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