"Here, death rejoices in teaching the living."
— Inscription commonly found in autopsy/anatomy theaters (usually rendered in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae.)
"Hey, he's got a HUGE respect for the dead. Enthusiasm, even!"
— Hard Boiled, Starlight Over Detrot
I've never seen anything so disgusting in my entire life. Let's cut it open and see what's inside.
— The Curious Coroner, Mage: The Ascension - Tradition Book: Hollow Ones
Working with dead bodies - especially since you're one of them yourself - takes its toll on your personality, and you have a morbid sense of humor and a grating bluntness as a result. Once people get past this gruesome exterior, you're not that bad... aside from the blood-drinking and the fudging of paperwork on behalf of murderers and - oh screw it, you're a jerk.
—Roleplaying hints for the Medical Examiner, Vampire: The Masquerade - Clanbook: Tremere (revised)
"The dead do speak to me, but give the poor fellow a chance to catch his breath."
— Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, NCIS
"Do you know what the English call the coroner? 'The defender of the dead.' I wonder if the dead even care what happens."
—Tom Weir, The Day of the Roses
"All day long, Manny, I sort through pure sadness. I find evidence, and I piece together stories. But none of my stories end well — they all end here. And the moral of every story is the same: We may have years, we may have hours, but sooner of later, we push up flowers."
— Membrillo, Grim Fandango
Miles Fordham: How is the coroner business Edwards?
Dr. Malcolm Edwards: Well, to be honest, it has been quite dead around here recently.
Miles Fordham: ...Don't quit your day job Edwards.
Dr. Malcolm Edwards: Well, to be honest, it has been quite dead around here recently.
Miles Fordham: ...Don't quit your day job Edwards.
