Artifact of Doom/Quotes

Frodo: You say the ring is dangerous, far more dangerous than I guess. In what way?

Gandalf: In many ways. It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would possess him.

—The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

"Hey… That’s the Izayoi! Drop that thing right now, you idiot!"

—BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Ragna the Bloodedge's win quote against Tsubaki Yayoi

"It is a vile thing. I have heard tales of its power during the great war, but those who wielded it never met pleasant ends. The end that awaits those who lose their light is... cold."

—BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Hakumen concerning Tsubaki's Izayoi

A tear spilled down Callahan's right cheek, then another. He wiped them away absently. "I've never dared handle it, but I've seen it. Felt its power. Christ the Man Jesus help me, I have Black Thirteen under the floorboards of my church. And it's come alive. Do you understand me?" He looked at them with his wet eyes. "It's come alive."

—The Dark Tower V, Wolves of the Calla, Stephen King

It was mine now, something secret
Something precious and rare
And then it changed me, and I liked it
Now I wish it wasn't there
Would you cancel my appointments

Pretty sure I won't be coming in today

—Jonathan Coulton, "Dissolve"