Matter of Life and Death: Difference between revisions

 

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* In the Marauder-era ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5479796/1/Fire-Burns Fire Burns]'' by "Parnopius", Katherine is convincing James to let her into the Gryffindor common room. James is being difficult.

{{quote|'''James:'''Come back tomorrow. If it's that important, I'm sure you'll still remember it.

* In [[Rick Riordan]]'s [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]], Rachel uses this on her father to convince him that Percy is in danger.

* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s ''Cain's Last Stand'', [[Ciaphas Cain]], hearing Magos Tayber wants to talk to him, knows it's a matter of life and death because she didn't vox him.

* In Angie Sage's [[Septimus Heap]] book ''Flyte'', Jenna insists on a message being sent because it's a matter of life and death. Later, when Marcia and Aunt Zelda quarrels, it's on the grounds that it's a matter of life and death.

 

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' ('Unexpected'):

{{quote|'''Matt Parkman''': [To Ted] ''Hey, I only came here because you said this was a matter of life and death. You can't go blowing anything more up.''}}

 

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