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{{quote|'''Wyatt Earp:''' When we were kids, we used to argue about whether when you were dying, your whole life flashed in front of you or not. He said, "It ain't so, Wyatt." }}
* Parodied in the Paul Simms essay [http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2007/08/20/070820sh_shouts_simms "My Near-Death Experience"] , which provides tips on making your life more interesting to watch in case it flashes before your eyes.
* The entire point of ''[https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/LiteratureandMedicineInitiative/20080304/bullet.pdf Bullet in the Brain]''{{Dead link}}
* In the first ''[[Dune]]'' novel, Duke Leto Atreides' life flashes before his eyes as he succumbs to the poison gas he released in an attempt to kill Baron Harkonnen {{spoiler|which only killed Piter de Vries}}. The moments that stand out the most are the happy times he shared with Paul and Jessica, [[Tear Jerker|in particular the day he taught a young Paul how to fly a kite]].
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