Lines Not to Be Crossed
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Some lines shouldn't be crossed.
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A Question of Timing in Life and Death
David Labraccio: [telling everyone what Nelson whispered]
He said ... he said it wasn't such a good day to die.
Nelson Wright:
Thank you.
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The Importance of Choice in Decision-Making
David Labraccio:
You should have told us, Nelson.
Nelson Wright:
You wouldn't have done it.
David Labraccio:
At least we would've had a choice!!!
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Exploring Hope and Fear in Flatliners
Randy Steckle: [while David Labraccio is flatlining]
What is it that hangs in the air, palpably? Is it hope? Is it fear? Is it the musky mist of death?
Joe Hurley:
Shut up, Steckle.
Randy Steckle:
No, you shut up.
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Unexpected Encounters After Life Experiences
Joe Hurley:
I came back from the dead tonight.
Waitress:
Doesn't surprise me, we had Elvis in here last night.
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The Complexity of Life and Death
Joe Hurley:
I don't know. Not thinking about the past or the future. I don't know it's difficult to explain, maybe impossible.
David Labraccio: [showing his skepticism]
Yeah, dying is funny that way.
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The Quest for Fame and Its Consequences
Hurley:
Why should Nelson get all the glory? We should all do it. We'll be famous!
Labraccio:
Yeah, they'll build monuments to you about this high that read "Rest in Peace"!
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Confrontation and Insults Among Friends
David Labraccio: [about his death experience]
It's like being paranoid without the fear. Like being watched.
David Labraccio:
Die to be a hero someday if you want to, but don't die to be a celebrity.
Rachel: [as she's about to "flatline" in their experiment]
See you soon.
Winnie Hicks: [the little girl in his mind to David Labraccio]
Hey, fellatio! Got a match? Well, I do. Your face and my ass. Your breath's made of buffalo fart. You don't know jack SHIT! BUTT-WAD, NEEDLE-DICK, COCK-BITE, JACK-OFF, LIMP-WRIST, CORN-HOLE, BANANA-BREATH, SHIT-BIRD, BIRD-TURD, TURD-FACE, KISS-ASS, BROWN-NOSE, MACHO-WIMP, LIMP-DICK, FART-FACE, TURD-MERCHANT! What's the matter? Gonna cry? Cry-baby Davie. Cry Cry Cry! SHIT-FACED, RAT-TURD, ASS-LICKING, SON-OF-A-BITCH.
Joe Hurley:
This is not the kind of shit I want on my transcript.
Joe Hurley:
Excuse me, I don't want to ruin anybody's evening, but are we in the room with a dead man?
David Labraccio: [screaming at a religious stained-glass portrait]
I'm sorry.. we trespassed on your… fucking territory. God! I'm sorry!
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Humorous Reflection on a Near-Death Experience
Randy Steckle:
Good thing I didn't flatline. My 350-pound babysitter would be chasing me for the half-eaten pastrami sandwich I stole from her.
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Reflections on Fear and Immortality
Randy Steckle: [dictating a diary entry into his tape recorder; long pause]
Halloween morning. Rotting pumpkins. Burning leaves. Black cats mating like rats in the alley. It was as if . . . it were as if we felt no fear, as if we were already dead and had nothing to lose by dying. Or perhaps it was because we had lived life so well, and loved life so much, that we fancied ourselves immortal, overwhelming the powers that be with the force of our passion for science. Or maybe we were just fucked in the head.
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Ethics in Medical Education and Peer Relationships
Randy Steckle: [talking about the experiment]
I did not come to medical school to murder my class mates no matter how deranged they might be.
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Confrontation with an unexpected visitor
Nelson Wright: [talking to the tombstone of Billy Mahoney]
Wake up you little shit, you got company!
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A Request from Two Unstable Individuals
Nelson Wright:
Hello, I'm nice, he's nice, we're both fucking lunatics. Can I come in, please?
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A Challenge to Face Fears
Nelson Wright:
C'mon, Billy Mahoney. C'mon... Gimme your best shot. I dare ya. I fuckin dare ya.
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Confronting the Consequences of Our Actions
Nelson Wright:
Somehow we've brought our sins back physically. And they're pissed.
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The Significance of Our Actions
Nelson Wright:
Everything matters, everything we do matters.
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Facing Failure and Embracing New Attempts
Nelson Wright: [[w:philosophy|Philosophy; [w:relgion|Religion; [w:medical science|medical science]
] failed. ] failed. Now it's time for ] to try.
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The Countdown to the Unknown
Nelson Wright: [doing CPR]
One one thousand, two one thousand . . . what comes next?
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Embracing the Moment of Mortality
Nelson Wright:
Today is a good day to die.
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Confidence in Teamwork and Preparation
Nelson Wright: [after his friends said he didn't have the balls to do the experiment]
You bring the equipment, I'll bring my balls.
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