We use a lot of euphemisms when we talk about death, you know? People say things like, "You know, I lost my father." "Ah he'll turn up!" You gotta stay optimistic with people like that - give 'em reason to hope. "Have you checked the dumpster out back? He used to like to take a nap in there."
L: Light Yagami is dead and there's nothing I can do to help him now.
Mello: You can't blame yourself, L. He's in a better place.
L: Pffff... Yes. He certainly is.
Fluttershy's Dad: Where is she?
Princess Luna: Be at ease, Sundown. She is at peace.
Fluttershy's Dad: (cold stare)
Princess Luna: (recoiling) Have I spoken wrongly? Do ponies not wish each other to be "at peace" in this day?
Princess Luna: Be at ease, Sundown. She is at peace.
Fluttershy's Dad: (cold stare)
Princess Luna: (recoiling) Have I spoken wrongly? Do ponies not wish each other to be "at peace" in this day?
"All our euphemisms have some such problem. 'Departed' sounds as if he caught the afternoon train. 'No longer with us' may suggest that he ran off with someone else. And even 'in a better place' makes some people think of their favorite resorts."
"You mustn't think of my leaving you as a sad thing, because I don't. I think of it as an adventure. Look, we all knew we weren't going to stay together forever. That's not what life is about. Cry if you must, but I assure you when I pass through that Golden Gate, I will be smiling."
— Frasier, breaking the news to his family that he's moving to San Francisco
Asagi: Hm, I wasn't thinking when I bought these... Dad isn't... with us anymore, is he...?
(Asagi and her mother wistfully look out the window)
Fuuka: No, no, no. Dad is alive. He's working right now.
Asagi: Oh. Hmm...
Ena: Asagi kills off Dad so quickly.
(Asagi and her mother wistfully look out the window)
Fuuka: No, no, no. Dad is alive. He's working right now.
Asagi: Oh. Hmm...
Ena: Asagi kills off Dad so quickly.
"Ah, so that little girl, her mother really is... You know, when she told me her mother was "in the desert," I thought that was a euphemism for, well... I suppose I need to get used to how literal these Sandrockers tend to be."
— Ernest, My Time at Sandrock
Pamela: What do you think about that girl?
Trish: I don't know, probably like an eight, eight and a half.
Pamela: I don't like the way she's looking at my husband.
Trish: I know what you mean, Trisha's father used to look at me the same way.
Pamela: Well, what happened?
Trish: Oh, I, uh, I left to come here. I'll probably see him later tonight.
Trish: I don't know, probably like an eight, eight and a half.
Pamela: I don't like the way she's looking at my husband.
Trish: I know what you mean, Trisha's father used to look at me the same way.
Pamela: Well, what happened?
Trish: Oh, I, uh, I left to come here. I'll probably see him later tonight.
— The Most Popular Girls in School, "Role Play"
