Knight in Shining Armor/Quotes

"Her wings are the prayers of the devoted; her sword, the despair of the vile."

- Empyrial Archangel, Magic: The Gathering

"My only dream is to destroy the nightmares of others."

- Crusading Knight, Magic: The Gathering

"He never yet no villainy ne said In all his life, unto no manner wight. He was a very perfect gentle knight."

- Geoffrey Chaucer

"You should know that it was not love that drove him, but duty. I was his responsibility, and he had made a promise, a promise that was now broken and undone. Like all mistakes he had made, the Prince intended to fix this. A noble goal to be certain, but a selfish one as well. For he was motivated to ease his own pain."

- Kaileena, Prince of Persia

"In that fair Order of my Table Round, A glorious company, the flower of men, To serve as model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time. I made them lay their hands in mine and swear To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King,"

- King Arthur in Tennyson's Idylls of the King

"Syd:You're going to be out there every day. Jamie Reagan: It's where I want to be"

- Blue Bloods

"A Knight is sworn to Valor. His Heart knows only Virtue. His Blade Defends the Helpless. His Strength Upholds the Weak. His Word speaks only Truth. His Wrath Undoes the Wicked!"

- "The Old Code", Dragonheart

"Of crystal was his habergeon, his scabbard of chalcedony, with silver tipped and plenilune, his spear was hewn of ebony. His javelins were of malachite and stalactite - he brandished them, and went and fought the dragon flies of Paradise, and vanquished them."

- "Errantry", by JRR Tolkien

"I'll die as befits a knight, defending the weak."

- Shining Knight, "Patriot Act," Justice League Unlimited

"Anger he smiles tow'ring shiny metallic purple armour."

- Jimi Hendrix, "Bold as Love"

"Chief: Why would anyone want to become a paladin?! Big Ears: So others don't have to."

- Goblins

''' I once went to pick up my older son, now fifteen. There had been a fight in his class, I was informed by a student teacher, and Bobby was involved.'''

Author: Who started it? The student teacher looked at me with sheer loathing. Men

Teacher: I don't think that matters.

Author: But of course it matters.

Teacher: Why? So we can lay blame?

Author: That's part of it. After all there is a big difference between aggression and self-defense. Or do you want them all to be little Ghandis?

Teacher: Don't you?

Author: No. I want my son to be a little Galahad.

The Compleat Gentleman, by Brad Miner