"It is only a living organism that faces a constant alternative: the issue of life or death. Life is a process of self-sustaining and self-generated action. If an organism fails in that action, it dies; its chemical elements remain, but its life goes out of existence."
— John Galt, Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
"You can slash the bad guy in the face with your blade and it does nothing. The enemy looks perfectly normal until he finally falls over dead, as if he had a heart attack from the excitement. Why give us a sword if we can't decapitate people?"
—David Wong on Cracked.com, "The 7 Commandments All Video Games Should Obey
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"Thief: He was remarkably spry for being so close to defeat.
Red Mage: This is why we should really play by the grim and gritty rules. Rather, our opponents should. Like hell I'm not gonna use my AC.
"Real men say, if you have more than 1 HP, you are ready to go."
— Siv HD, this video
"Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat"Translation
— Latin proverb
"The only life point that matters is the last."
— Magic: The Gathering player proverb
Elan: [shielding Roy with his body] If you want Roy dead, you'll have to kill me first...
Tarquin: You're still at full hit points, right?
Elan: Huh?
Tarquin: You'll live. [impales them both on his sword]
Tarquin: You're still at full hit points, right?
Elan: Huh?
Tarquin: You'll live. [impales them both on his sword]
