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Books have [[Catch Phrase|catch phrases]] too, and you can get that in writing.

* ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'': Averted; a case of [[Beam Me Up Scotty]] and [[Memetic Mutation]] has resulted in "bah, humbug!" becoming the [[Catch Phrase]] of Ebenezer Scrooge. "Bah, humbug" is only spoken twice in the novel, though "humbug" comes up a few more times by itself. At that time, "humbug" meant "hoax" or "jest", so Scrooge was just dismissing Christmas as a fraud in the lingo of the day.

* ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'': Averted; a case of [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]] and [[Memetic Mutation]] has resulted in "bah, humbug!" becoming the [[Catch Phrase]] of Ebenezer Scrooge. "Bah, humbug" is only spoken twice in the novel, though "humbug" comes up a few more times by itself. At that time, "humbug" meant "hoax" or "jest", so Scrooge was just dismissing Christmas as a fraud in the lingo of the day.

* [[Sherlock Holmes]]' [[Beam Me Up Scotty]] is: "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line never found in the entire novel series.

* [[Sherlock Holmes]]' [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]] is: "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line never found in the entire novel series.

** He does, however, like to address Watson as "my dear Watson".

* ''[[Tarzan]]'': Averted by way of [[Beam Me Up Scotty]]; "Me Tarzan, you Jane" is not found the Tarzan novels.

* ''[[Tarzan]]'': Averted by way of [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]; "Me Tarzan, you Jane" is not found the Tarzan novels.

* Garion's catchphrase in [[David Eddings]]' ''The [[Belgariad]]'', which the other characters quickly become tired of, is "[[I Just Want to Be Normal|Why me?]]" Eventually answered as "Would you have trusted anyone else to do it?", but not before various other characters have taken it up briefly. In one scene Belgarath (who's [[The Obi Wan]], and usually the one being asked and not answering), says it, much to everyone's amusement.

* Garion's catchphrase in [[David Eddings]]' ''The [[Belgariad]]'', which the other characters quickly become tired of, is "[[I Just Want to Be Normal|Why me?]]" Eventually answered as "Would you have trusted anyone else to do it?", but not before various other characters have taken it up briefly. In one scene Belgarath (who's [[The Obi-Wan]], and usually the one being asked and not answering), says it, much to everyone's amusement.

* A handful of ''[[Discworld]]'' characters have catchphrases:

** Rincewind: "OhshitohshitohshitI'mgoingtodie!"

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** Granny Weatherwax: "If you ain't got respect, you ain't got a thing," "I can't be havin' with this," "Blessings be upon this house", and of course written, rather than spoken: I ATEN'T DEAD.

** Death: {{smallcaps| There's no justice. There's just me.}} Which in ''Mort'' became {{smallcaps| There's no justice. There's just us.}}

** And, of course, [[Honest ~~Johns~~ Dealership|Dibbler's]] "That's cutting me own throat", along with the variants used by his [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals|counterparts]].

** And, of course, [[Honest John's Dealership|Dibbler's]] "That's cutting me own throat", along with the variants used by his [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals|counterparts]].

** And Vimes subverts this by asking "What's the thing I always repeat to you?".

** Captain Carrot: "As Mister Vimes Says... "

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* [[Death Star|Lieutenant Villian Dance]] has a strong tendency to think or say "Never happen!", as in "it will never", when he considers failing in his duty or being shot down.

* The [[Secret Series]] has Max-Ernest. How 'bout that?

* Apart from a few [[Beam Me Up Scotty|false ones]], [[Sherlock Holmes]] does also have at least one genuine catchphrase: "You know my methods. Apply them!" This ''exact'' phrase only appears twice in the books, but slight variations on it occur at least six or seven times.

* Apart from a few [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|false ones]], [[Sherlock Holmes]] does also have at least one genuine catchphrase: "You know my methods. Apply them!" This ''exact'' phrase only appears twice in the books, but slight variations on it occur at least six or seven times.

* Rumo, a minor character in ''[[The Thirteen and A Half Lives of Captain Bluebear (Literature)|The Thirteen and A Half Lives of Captain Bluebear]]'', at one point tells the eponymous character that he's not good with words when trying (and failing) to explain a situation. When he becomes the main character in the following book, ''[[Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (Literature)|Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures]]'', "I'm not good with words" has become his catchphrase, said whenever he's asked to explain or elaborate on something.

* [[Herman Melville]]'s ''Bartleby, the Scrivener'' practically never says anything other than "I would prefer not to."

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* [[Winnie the Pooh|Winnie-the-Pooh]]: "Bother!"

** Christopher Robin: "Silly old Bear!"

* Matteo of ''[[Someone ~~Elses~~ War (Literature)|Someone Elses War]]'' has "Inshallah" and "God is good."

* Matteo of ''[[Someone Else's War (Literature)|Someone Elses War]]'' has "Inshallah" and "God is good."

* [[Captain Underpants|TRA-LA-LA!]]

** [[Captain Underpants|Awww, man!]]