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* In [[Tad Williams]]' ''Tailchaser's Song'', the hero is taught a mantra/litany against fear to give him strength when in dire need {{spoiler|which is also used to restore an [[Obfuscating Stupidity|insane]] companion to his [[Sealed Good in a Can|true]] [[A God Am I|form]] }}.
* ''[[Nation]]:'' "Does not happen!"
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Thud|Thud!]]'' Sam Vimes uses the text of "[[Where's My Cow?]]" as this.
{{quote|[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|THAT! IS!! NOT!!! MY!!!! COW!!!!!]]}}
** In ''[[Discworld/Small Gods|Small Gods]]'', Brutha makes use of the mantra "In a hundred years we'll all be dead, but here and now we are alive!" in crossing an inhospitable desert.
* ''[[The Acts of Caine|Blade of Tyshalle]]:'' "Keep your head down and inch towards daylight."
* In ''Ripper'' Mountie Zinc Chandler turns the RCMP get-your-man slogan into one of these while struggling to suppress his epileptic seizure.